Tu Ne Tueras Point (1963)
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An Italian/French/Yugoslavian/Liechtensteinian coproduction (whew!), Thou Shalt Not Kill features Laurent Terzieff as a French conscientious objector. Interwoven with his story is the saga of a German priest (Horst Frank) who faces stiff punishment for killing a Frenchman during the Second World War. Director Claude Autant-Lara characteristically uses these twin plotlines as a platform to espouse his Leftist political beliefs and to heartily condemn the Catholic church. As a result, the fact-based Thou Shalt Not Kill (originally Tu Nes Tuera Point) caused quite a stir upon its first release. Many of its sentiments became more palatable in the late 1960s, though even at that time critics carped at Autant-Lara's cut-and-dried directorial techniques. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Laurent Terzieff
- Horst Frank - Adler
- Suzanne Flon - Cordie's mother
- Mica Orlovic
- Director(s):
- Claude Autant-Lara
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- 1961 - Venice International Film Festival - Volpi Cup for Best Actress
