Army of Shadows
1969/09/10 • Released • German, French, English
Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.
Overview
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
Director : Jean-Pierre Melville
Casts
Lino Ventura
Philippe Gerbier
Paul Meurisse
Luc Jardie
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-François Jardie
Simone Signoret
Mathilde
Claude Mann
Claude Ullman / The Mask
Paul Crauchet
Félix Lepercq
Christian Barbier
Guillaume Vermesch / The Buffalo
Alain Dekok
Legrain
Alain Libolt
Paul Dounat
Jean-Marie Robain
Baron de La Ferté-Talloires
Albert Michel
Gendarme
Georges Sellier
Colonel Jarret du Plessis
Marco Perrin
Octave Bonnafous
Hubert de Lapparent
Aubert
Jeanne Pérez
Marie
Alain Mottet
Camp Commander
Serge Reggiani
Hairdresser
Anthony Stuart
Royal Air Force Major
Michel Dacquin
Condemned
Jacques Marbeuf
German Officer
Marcel Bernier
Customs Adjutant
Gaston Meunier
Baggage Checker
Pierre Vaudier
Nathalie Delon
Jean-François' Friend (uncredited)
Jacques Léonard
War Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
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