Army of Shadows

Army of Shadows

1969/09/10 • Released • English, French, German

War
History
Thriller
7.9
2h 25m

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

Lino Ventura

Philippe Gerbier

Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

Luc Jardie

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-François Jardie

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Mathilde

Claude Mann

Claude Mann

Claude Ullman / The Mask

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Félix Lepercq

Christian Barbier

Christian Barbier

Guillaume Vermesch / The Buffalo

Alain Dekok

Alain Dekok

Legrain

Alain Libolt

Alain Libolt

Paul Dounat

Jean-Marie Robain

Jean-Marie Robain

Baron de La Ferté-Talloires

Albert Michel

Albert Michel

Gendarme

Georges Sellier

Georges Sellier

Colonel Jarret du Plessis

Marco Perrin

Marco Perrin

Octave Bonnafous

Hubert de Lapparent

Hubert de Lapparent

Aubert

Jeanne Pérez

Jeanne Pérez

Marie

Alain Mottet

Alain Mottet

Camp Commander

Denis Sadier

Gestapo Prison Doctor

Serge Reggiani

Serge Reggiani

Hairdresser

Colin Mann

Dispatcher

Anthony Stuart

Royal Air Force Major

Gérard-Antoine Huart

Prisoner

Percival Russel

German Soldier

Michel Dacquin

Michel Dacquin

Condemned

Jacques Marbeuf

Jacques Marbeuf

German Officer

Marcel Bernier

Marcel Bernier

Customs Adjutant

Gaston Meunier

Gaston Meunier

Baggage Checker

Pierre Vaudier

Nathalie Delon

Nathalie Delon

Jean-François' Friend (uncredited)

Jacques Léonard

Jacques Léonard

War Camp Prisoner (uncredited)

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