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Bon Voyage (1944)
, 26minutesDirected by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
The story is told in flashback, once from the perspective of the protagonist, and then a second time with a deeper understanding that is provided by the intelligence officer in London.
The Battle of the Rails (1946)
, 1h22Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama, Action, Historical
Themes French war films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Charles Boyer, Jean Clarieux, Jean Daurand, Howard Vernon, Lucien Desagnaux, Pierre Latour
Ce film retrace la résistance des cheminots français pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs efforts (sabotage des trains et des voies) pour perturber la circulation des trains pendant l'occupation nazie.
A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946)
, 2h5Directed by Raymond Bernard
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Michel Simon, Paul Bernard, Madeleine Sologne, Louis Salou, Saturnin Fabre, Marcel André
Le commandant Gérard et sa troupe de maquisards ont déniché la planque idéale : une maison de santé dans les Alpes où, mêlés à des aliénés mentaux, se cachent également une jeune juive ainsi qu'un médecin suisse qui pourrait bien être un espion à la solde des Allemands…
Sea Devils (1953)
, 1h31Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films
Actors Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, Bryan Forbes, Maxwell Reed, Gérard Oury, Denis O'Dea
The year is 1800, and Britain and France have been at war since 1798, in what later was to be known as the War of the Second Coalition. Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman, Drouchette, to the French coast. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from a French prison. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns that Drouchette is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of Britain. In reality, however, Drouchette is a British agent working to thwart this invasion. When Gilliatt learns this, he returns to France to rescue her, just as her true purpose has been discovered by the French.
Napoleon (1955)
, 3h2Directed by Sacha Guitry
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Daniel Gélin, Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Raymond Pellegrin, Michèle Morgan, Sacha Guitry
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.
La Traversée de Paris (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Cooking films, Medical-themed films, Peinture, Films about drugs, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Jean Gabin, André Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Jeannette Batti, Jacques Marin, Robert Arnoux
Action takes place in Paris during WWII in 1942. Unemployed Taxi-Driver, Marcel Martin makes his living delivering parcels on the black market. One day, he must carry by foot, to the other side of the capital, four suitcases containing pork meat. He goes to the basement of a grocer named Jambier and plays the accordion while the animal is butchered.
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
, 2h10Directed by Sacha Guitry
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical
Themes Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Gérard Philipe, Françoise Arnoul, Sacha Guitry, Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais
L'histoire de Paris, de ses origines à 1955, racontée à de jeunes étudiants par Sacha Guitry, sous forme de « déclaration d'amour lucide ». Sont notamment évoqués la première rencontre de Charles VII (Paul Colline) et d'Agnès Sorel (Danielle Darrieux), la création de l'imprimerie sous l'impulsion de Louis XI (Sacha Guitry), le Louvre au temps de François Ier (Jean Marais), le vol de la Joconde, la nuit de la Saint-Barthélemy, l'assassinat d'Henri III (Jean Weber) par un moine fanatique, l'abjuration d'Henri IV (Jean Martinelli) à la prière de sa maîtresse Gabrielle d'Estrées (Michèle Morgan), l'embastillement du conseiller Broussel (Pierre Larquey) et celui du jeune Voltaire (Bernard Dhéran), l'énigme de l'homme au Masque de Fer, les évasions de Latude (Robert Lamoureux), les salons littéraires de Mmes Geoffrin (Jeanne Boitel) et d'Epinay (Suzanne Dantès), le règne de Rose Bertin (Sophie Desmarets) sur la mode 1780, l'agonie de Voltaire (Jacques de Féraudy) et son enterrement à la sauvette, la prise de la Bastille commentée par Beaumarchais (Aimé Clariond), l'exécution de Louis XVI (Gilbert Boka) et le procès de Marie-Antoinette (Lana Marconi), les soirées littéraires au café Procope, la Commune de Paris, l'affaire Dreyfus, les premières de Louise et de Cyrano de Bergerac, la découverte du vaccin antirabique par Pasteur...
China Gate (1957)
, 1h37Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole, Lee Van Cleef, George Givot, Marcel Dalio
Sergeant Brock (Gene Barry) and Goldie (Nat King Cole) are American Korean War veterans now serving as French Foreign Legion mercenaries in the First Indochina War. Angie Dickinson plays Brock's wife, a "half caste" Chinese Eurasian named "Lucky Legs" who resorts to smuggling to feed her five-year-old son she had with Brock. Brock abandoned her and the child when it was born with Asian features, feeling a "half breed" would not be welcome in America; an attitude towards miscegenation prevalent (in some quarters) at the time. Lucky is recruited by the French high command to use her knowledge to guide a demolition squad of Legionnaires led by Brock to blow up a hidden Viet Minh ammunition dump on the border with Red China. In return for her services, Lucky is promised by the French that they will arrange for her son's evacuation to America.
Seven Thunders (1957)
, 1h40Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Prison films, La provence, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Stephen Boyd, James Robertson Justice, Anna Gaylor, Kathleen Harrison, Tony Wright, Rosalie Crutchley
In 1943, Dave (Stephen Boyd), an officer, and Jim (Tony Wright), escape from separate prison camps and are paired together by the underground. They are taken to Marseille by a fishing boat captain to wait for the right opportunity to try for England. While they wait, local woman Lise (Anna Gaylor) falls in love with Dave. He is attracted to her, but is engaged.
The Verdict (1959)
, 1h25Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Roger Hanin, Lucien Raimbourg
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sur une côte du nord de la France, quatre résistants sont arrêtés par des soldats de la Wehrmacht. Ils sont rapidement jugés et condamnés pour être exécutés dans une heure. On suit, en temps réel, leurs derniers moments passés dans la prison qu’ils partagent avec un autre détenu.
Captain Blood (1960)
, 1h41Directed by André Hunebelle
Origin France
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Histoire de France
Actors Jean Marais, André Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli, Arnoldo Foà, Lise Delamare, Pierrette Bruno
Louis XIII, étant trop jeune et trop faible pour régner, c’est sa mère la reine Marie de Médicis qui gouverne le royaume comme régente. Elle confie tout le pouvoir à son favori Concini qui, conspirant pour éliminer le souverain, sème la terreur dans le pays. Le chevalier François de Capestang, recruté par la noblesse provinciale pour sa grande bravoure, est bien décidé à se battre pour faire triompher la justice en sauvant la couronne de son jeune roi ainsi que la vie de sa bien-aimée Gisèle d'Angoulême dont le père est à la tête de la conjuration des grands seigneurs visant à renverser la Régence, à chasser Concini et à remplacer le roi défaillant.
Women and War (1961)
, 1h48Directed by Georges Lautner
Genres Drama, War
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Bernard Blier, Daniel Sorano, Henri Virlogeux, Lucile Saint-Simon, Lutz Gabor, Anne Doat
Le docteur Leproux est le maire du village de Courdimanche durant l'Occupation. Humaniste et bon vivant, il aide les maquisards, mais est également en très bonnes relations avec le médecin de la garnison allemande, dont il va voir parfois les blessés. Il entretient une relation amoureuse avec Dany, une jeune maquisarde, et reçoit souvent la visite de sa propre fille, Catherine, hôtesse du médecin-major allemand, et qui doit supporter les avanies qu'elle subit de la part de son mari. Le village subit de temps en temps la visite des avions alliés, et l'alerte est donnée par le tambour du garde-champêtre.
J'ai huit ans (1961)
, 10minutesDirected by René Vautier, Yann Le Masson
Origin France
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Rescapés de la guerre d'Algérie et réfugiés dans des camps tunisiens, des enfants algériens témoignent, à partir de dessins qu'ils ont eux-mêmes réalisés, des événements tragiques qu'ils ont vécus. Projeté clandestinement, saisi dix-sept fois et censuré pendant douze ans, un film majeur sur la guerre d'Algérie.
Marie-Octobre (1959)
, 1h35Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Danielle Darrieux, Paul Meurisse, Bernard Blier, Lino Ventura, Robert Dalban, Paul Frankeur
A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin (Danielle Darrieux). The former members of the network have carried on with their lives after the war, but this evening they are going to have to live again a fateful night – the night their leader was killed. He had been betrayed, his name given to the Germans. The search for the traitor puts each personality in the spotlight – and also that of the killed leader, Castille.
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
, 1h51Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Volker Schlöndorff, Nicole Mirel, Gisèle Grimm
In a town in the French Alps during the Occupation, Barny (Riva) is a young, wayward, sexually frustrated widow, living with her little girl. She is also a communist militant who long ago decided that the easiest way was the best. One day she enters a church, randomly chooses a priest (Belmondo) to confess to and, while in confessional, attempts to provoke him by criticizing Catholicism. Instead of being affronted, the priest engages her in an intellectual discussion regarding religion. The priest is Leon Morin, young, handsome, smart and altruistic. He invites Barny to continue the conversation outside of confessional. She begins regularly seeing him and is impressed by his moral strength, while he makes it his mission to steer her onto the right path.