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Women and War

In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.

1961 |1h 40m |  Drama, War

Cast

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Bernard Blier

le docteur Leproux, maire du village

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Lucile Saint-Simon

Catherine Leproux, la fille du maire

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Daniel Sorano

le Toulousain, un résistant

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Anne Doat

Dany, une résistante

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Béatrice Bretty

Germaine, la bonne du maire

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Henri Virlogeux

le garde-champêtre

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Paulette Dubost

la veuve

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Jacques Marin

M. Gaspard, l'épicier

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Jacques Chabassol

un résistant

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Jean Sylvère

le blessé mécontent

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Michel Garland

l'aviateur anglais

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Pierre Barouh

le résistant poète

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Status

Released

Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

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