The Sorrow and the Pity (1971)

ALL 04/14/1971 (fr) Documentary, History, War 251 Min
  • Release
    04/14/1971
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    Le Chagrin et la Pitié
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
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Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation

Overview

From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution.

  1. Marcel Ophüls

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Helmut Tausend

    Self, former Wehrmacht Captain

  2. Marcel Verdier

    Self, pharmacist

  3. Alexis Grave

    Self, farmer

  4. Louis Grave

    Self, farmer, Resistance fighter

  5. Pierre Mendès France

    Self, former Prime Minister of France

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Casts : 5 , Crews : 5

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The Sorrow and the Pity (1971) 251 Min

ALL 04/14/1971 (fr)
Documentary, History, War
  • Release 04/14/1971
  • Production
  • Original title Le Chagrin et la Pitié
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation

Overview

From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution.

  1. Marcel Ophüls

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer