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7.1/10   49 votes
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Director:
Pierre Sauvage
Writer:
Pierre Sauvage (writer)
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Release Date:
1 September 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
The Astonishing Story of a Unique Conspiracy of Goodness.
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
An important historical document, showing the brave side of the war more (4 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Pierre Sauvage ... Presenter
Henri Héritier ... Himself
Emma Héritier ... Herself
Charles Gibert ... Himself
Joseph Atlas ... Himself
Hilde Hillebrand ... Herself
Édouard Theis ... Himself
Magda Trocmé ... Herself
Nelly Trocmé Hewett ... Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adolphe Caritey ... Himself
Roger Darcissac ... Himself
Georges Lamirand ... Himself (Vichy Youth Minister) (also archive footage)
Émile Sèches ... Himself
René Bousquet ... Himself (handshake with Heydrich) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fernand de Brinon ... Himself (handshake with Heydrich) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Darquier de Pellepoix ... Himself (handshake with Heydrich) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reinhard Heydrich ... Himself (meets Vichy officials) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Georges Hilaire ... Himself (with Heydrich) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler ... Himself (handshake with Pétain) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Huntziger ... Himself (greets returning POWs with Pétain) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilhelm Keitel ... Himself (with Pétain and Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pierre Laval ... Himself (speech) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carl Oberg ... Himself (handshake with Heydrich at airport) (archive footage) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Philippe Pétain ... Himself (with Vichy leaders in St-Étienne) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joachim von Ribbentrop ... Himself (with Pétain and Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Pierre Sauvage 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Pierre Sauvage  writer

Produced by
Pierre Sauvage .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Yves Dahan 
 
Film Editing by
Matthew Harrison 
 
Thanks
Charles Higham .... special thanks
Arthur Hiller .... special thanks
Elie Wiesel .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Les armes de l'esprit (France) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White | Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Haute-Loire, France
Company:
Pierre Sauvage Productions more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
An important historical document, showing the brave side of the war, 10 April 2002
8/10
Author: Jonathan Fain (faincut@gmail.com) from Tel Aviv, Israel

This documentary movie is a document that reflects the French at WWII.

The village people saved thousand of Jews and their spirit was against the Nazi occupation.

The beginning of the film is great, has a nice historical background of French religious culture, and amazing historical photographs... The evidence of people speaking are important, although they are quite tiring after 30 minutes...

8 of 10, must be watched once...

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