The Sorrow and the Pity
Chronicle of a French City under the Occupation
1971
250
minutes
Documentary, History, War
Directed By:
Marcel Ophüls
An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration between France’s Vichy government and Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944.
Language
German
Release Date
April 14, 1971
Cast
Georges Bidault
Self
Matthäus Bleibinger
Self - Wehrmacht Soldier in the Auvergne
Jacques Duclos
Self - former secretary of the clandestine Communist Party
Anthony Eden
Self - Winston Churchill's foreign Secretary 1940-1945
Pierre Mendès France
Self - Former Prime Minister of France
Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie
Self - Founder of the Liberation Résistance Movement
Maurice Chevalier
Self - Denies Making Tour of Germany (archive footage)
Marcel Ophüls
Self - Interviewer
André Harris
Self - Interviewer
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