Synopsis
Set during WWI, the film takes place in a tiny French village, occupied by the Germans. When an enemy officer is killed, five villagers are taken hostage, sentenced to execution if the guilty party does not come forward. Through an incredible coincidence, one of the hostages is town mayor Charpin, who not only knows the killer's identity, but is also an accessory after the fact. A rather abrupt deux ex machina provides the film with a happy ending, especially for young lovers Pierre (Jean Paqui) and Annie (Annie Vernay), whose forbidden rendezvous precipitated the killing in the first place.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (18)
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Jean Anouilh, Victor Trivas, Leo Mittler
- Dialogue Writer : Jean Anouilh
- Directors of Photography : Robert Lefebvre, Jean Brévignon, Leon Bellet
- Music Composer : Darius Milhaud
- Assistant Director : Serge Vallin
- Editor : Charlotte Guilbert
- Sound Recordist : William-Robert Sivel
- Production Manager : Ralph Baum
- Production Designers : André Barsacq, Jean Perrier
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, War
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1939
- French release : 23/09/1939
- Runtime : 1 h 45 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 750
- Visa issue date : 30/09/1943
- Approval :
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono