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Director:
Robert Enrico
Writers:
Robert Enrico (writer)
Pascal Jardin (writer)
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Release Date:
22 August 1975 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | War more
Plot:
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
'Cinema Paradiso' Actor Philippe Noiret Dies at 76
 (From WENN. 24 November 2006)

User Comments:
One of the greatest war movies! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Philippe Noiret ... Julien Dandieu
Romy Schneider ... Clara Dandieu
Jean Bouise ... François
Joachim Hansen ... L'officier S.S.
Robert Hoffmann ... Le lieutenant
Karl Michael Vogler ... Docteur Müller
Caroline Bonhomme ... Florence Dandieu (8 years)
Catherine Delaporte ... Florence Dandieu (13 years)
Madeleine Ozeray ... Julien's Mother
Daniel Breton
Jean-Paul Cisife ... Le chef milicien
Antoine Saint-John ... German soldier killed in the kitchen
Maurice Bes
Bernard Bireaud
Jean Le Boulbar
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Abschied in der Nacht (West Germany)
Das alte Gewehr (West Germany)
The Old Gun (USA)
Vengeance One by One (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
103 min | Denmark:102 min
Language:
French | German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Referenced in C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the greatest war movies!, 29 July 2008
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Author: alajus from London, UK

After reading other reviews and comments on 'Le Vieux Fusil' I see that this film has been vastly misunderstood. Yes it is about revenge but it is above all a love story. It is about the love of a man for his wife and daughter. I watched the movie as a teenager and have not seen it in years but to this day this is the impression it left on me. It is a beautiful love story between two people, and a man who would do anything to avenge the people he loved more than anything. Some scenes are incredibly violent and we can only imagine the atrocities people have gone through during the war. Atrocities that like in this movie make Philippe Noiret's character flip.

Romy Schneider and Philippe Noiret are both magnificent in their roles.

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