Lino Ventura
Philippe Gerbier
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Jun 19, 1970 · A 1969 film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, based on a novel by Joseph Kessel, about the underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France. The film stars Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Simone Signoret, and features a score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- (25K)
- Drama, War
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- 1970-06-19
Army of Shadows (French: L'Armée des ombres; Italian: L'armata degli eroi) is a 1969 Franco-Italian World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Simone Signoret.
- Jacques Dorfmann
- Éric Demarsan
- Army of Shadows, by Joseph Kessel
May 21, 2006 · A film about members of the French Resistance who persist in the face of despair and betrayal during the Nazi occupation. Roger Ebert praises Jean-Pierre Melville's direction, Lino Ventura's performance and the film's exploration of the war within the minds of the fighters.
A classic thriller based on a novel by Joseph Kessel, Army of Shadows depicts the struggles and sacrifices of underground fighters in the French Resistance against Hitler's regime. Starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Simone Signoret, the film is a masterpiece of minimalism and defiance by the underworld poet Jean-Pierre Melville, who fought in the war himself.
- Philippe Gerbier
A classic war drama based on a true story of a French agent who escapes from a Nazi prison and joins the Resistance in occupied Marseilles. See critic and audience reviews, photos, cast and crew, and where to watch this 1969 masterpiece.
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- Lino Ventura
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- War, History, Drama
Details. Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Although he escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseille and exacts his revenge on the informant, Philippe must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis.
Apr 28, 2006 · Dark as pitch and utterly without compromise, "Army of Shadows" traces the harrowing feats of a small band of Resistance fighters operating during the occupation. Melville first read Joseph...
