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Women and War

63 %|Feb 1, 1961|Drama, 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.

Featured Crew

Michel Prentout
Novel
Georges Lautner
Director
Michelle David
Editor
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Maurice Juven
Production Director
Georges Lautner
Screenplay
Michel Prentout
Screenplay
René Bourdier
Sound Engineer

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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Lutz Gabor
le major allemand
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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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Catherine Le Couey
Mme Gaspard, l'épicière
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Jacques Marin
M. Gaspard, l'épicier
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Jacques Chabassol
un résistant
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Guy Dakar
un officier de la 2e D.B
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Christian Melsen
un allemand
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Jean Filliez
un allemand
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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