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Army of Shadows (1969)

Army of Shadows (1969)
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In this war drama set during the French Resistance of WW II, a courageous fighter escapes Gestapo headquarters and returns to Marseille. There he and his gang capture a traitor and throttle him. They then try to rescue a Resistance fighter in Lyons. As they do so, the hero is again captured and his partner killed. Again the hero escapes just before he is executed. He then finds that a female partner has been captured. To avoid having her daughter forced to work in a Nazi brothel, the woman has informed upon the others. She is then released and subsequently killed by another Resistance fighter for revenge. The screenplay is based on Joseph Kessel's novel and became filmmaker Jean Pierre Melville's magnum opus. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, (more)
Director(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville
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Synopsis of Army of Shadows

In this war drama set during the French Resistance of WW II, a courageous fighter escapes Gestapo headquarters and returns to Marseille. There he and his gang capture a traitor and throttle him. They then try to rescue a Resistance fighter in Lyons. As they do so, the hero is again captured and his partner killed. Again the hero escapes just before he is executed. He then finds that a female partner has been captured. To avoid having her daughter forced to work in a Nazi brothel, the woman has informed upon the others. She is then released and subsequently killed by another Resistance fighter for revenge. The screenplay is based on Joseph Kessel's novel and became filmmaker Jean Pierre Melville's magnum opus. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
145 mins

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Director(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville
Producer(s):
Jacques Dorfmann
Categories:
War
Army of Shadows Awards:
  • 2006 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Special Citation
  • 2006 - National Society of Film Critics - Film Heritage Award
  • 2006 - New York Film Critics Society - Best Foreign Language Film
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    John G.

    Great example of French Cinema. The whole dramatic perspective as well as the not so happy ending. It was nonetheless depicting a very dark and dangerous undertaking in French history. I found the movie to be a great watch and definitely recommend it to others... Cheers

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    MARJORIE G.

    During WW II, the French citizens loyal to the Allies had to avoid raising the suspicions of the occupying Nazis and France's own Vichy collaborators. They operated at great risk to themselves in meting out street justice to collaborators and in keeping their network active, but secret. Trust was required, but guarded. Life and death decisions had to be made with limited knowledge. Arrest and capture often meant execution within minutes or days. For all of this, there were no medals, rewards, or fame awaiting them at the end of the war.

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    Keith K.

    this is a pretty good French World War II spy flic every suspense/thriller buff ought to view. Worth spending 2-1/2 hours in the evening.

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