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Overview

User Rating:
8.2/10   4,056 votes
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Writers:
Jean-Pierre Melville (adaptation) and
Joseph Kessel (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 September 1969 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
France, 1942, during the occupation. Philippe Gerbier, a civil engineer, is one of the French Resistance's chiefs... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
The great Melville strikes again more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Lino Ventura ... Philippe Gerbier
Paul Meurisse ... Luc Jardie

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Jean François Jardie

Simone Signoret ... Mathilde
Claude Mann ... Claude Le Masque
Paul Crauchet ... Felix
Christian Barbier ... Le Bison
Serge Reggiani ... The hairdresser
André Dewavrin ... Colonel Passy
Alain Dekok ... Legrain
Alain Mottet ... Commander of the camp
Alain Libolt ... Paul Dounat
Jean-Marie Robain ... Baron de Ferte Talloire
Albert Michel ... Gendarm
Denis Sadier ... Gestapo's doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Army in the Shadows
Army of Shadows (USA)
L'armata degli eroi (Italy)
The Shadow Army
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Runtime:
Spain:140 min | UK:145 min | USA:145 min | Argentina:145 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French | German | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Dolby Digital (2006 restoration)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:AA (1978) | UK:12A (re-rating) (2005)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Cinematographer Pierre Lhomme claimed that the last surviving, watchable print of the movie had turned completely pink with age. He later supervised the 2k resolution, digital restoration of the film at the Eclair Laboratories in Paris. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Gerbier is being taken to the concentration camp at the beginning of the film, and the guard driving the police van makes an unexpected stop at the house, it is clear that the rain is only falling in front of the camera and directly on the van. Only a few feet away, there are no raindrops hitting the mud or the puddles of water. more
Quotes:
Jean François Jardie: She said five minutes, but she'll wait a lifetime. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Broken English (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) more

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15 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
The great Melville strikes again, 15 December 2002
10/10
Author: kj_cassidy from Melbourne, Australia

No false heroic's in this ultra realistic portrail of anti-Nazi men and women during the occupation of France. Melville's actors have obviously been cast for being very ordinary and each performance from Ventura's lead to Reggianis almost cameo as a Barber add to the almost doco like feel. A magnificent film from the truly underrated master and one of cinemas true perfectionists.

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