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Line of Demarcation(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-05-25
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33 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
Overview:
It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre, is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary supports the resistance movement and is willing to risk her life for it. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.
Languages: German, English, French.
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France
Movie: Line of Demarcation
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean Seberg
Mary de Damville
Maurice Ronet
Pierre, comte de Damville
Daniel Gélin
Doctor Jacques Lafaye
Reinhard Kolldehoff
le Major von Pritsch
Mario David
Urbain
Jean Yanne
M. Tricot
Jacques Perrin
Michel
Claude Léveillée
Duncan Presgrave
Stéphane Audran
La femme du Dr. Lafaye / Wife
Jean-Louis Maury
Gestapo Agent
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It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre, is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary supports the resistance movement and is willing to risk her life for it. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.
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1966-05-25
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