Movie Description
Le Chagrin et la Pitié
(1971)Overview
From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution.
Featured Crew
- Director : Marcel Ophüls
- Writer : André Harris,Marcel Ophüls
- Cast : Helmut Tausend,Marcel Verdier,Alexis Grave,Louis Grave,Pierre Mendès France
Cast
Self, former Wehrmacht Captain
Self, pharmacist
Self, farmer
Self, farmer, Resistance fighter
Self, former Prime Minister of France
Posters
Facts
Original TitleLe Chagrin et la Pitié
Status Released
Release Information
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1971-04-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 04h 11m
Genres
- Documentary
- History
- War
