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When Paris was German(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-11-09
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Time: 0h 52m
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Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell this story?
Languages: German, French.
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France
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Movie: When Paris was German
Top 2 Billed Cast
Agnès Jamonneau
Narrator (voice)
Leonard Chouin
Roland Nosek (voice)
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Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell this story?
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2020-11-09
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