The Sorrow and the Pity
1969 - 1969
7.9 (23)
2 hr 2 min
French
Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation
1 season, 2 episodes
An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.
- Status
- Ended
- Production
- NDR, Télévision Rencontre, TSR
Keywords
- vichy regime
- world war ii
- nazi collaborationism
- nazi occupation
- occupied france (1940-44)
- political documentary
- french history
- war documentary
- historical war
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Top Cast
Marcel Ophüls as Self - Interviewer
André Harris as Self - Interviewer
Solange Azan as Self
Georges Bidault as Self
Matthäus Bleibinger as Self
Charles Braun as Self
Maurice Buckmaster as Self
Emile Coulaudon as Self
Top Crew
Marcel Ophüls · Creator
André Gazut · Cinematographer
Jürgen Thieme · Cinematographer
Claude Vajda · Editor
André Harris · Producer
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