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Chinese Glory(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-11-26
63%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
Overview:
During the Second World War, the son of a Grenoble collaborator went up to his grandmother's house on the Vercors plateau to wait for the war to end without him. On July 21, 1944, German troops overran the plateau. Forced to flee, he joins a small group of Resistance fighters and civilians, and struggles to survive for three days and nights.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Unité Un
Movie: Chinese Glory
Top 10 Billed Cast
Philippe Léotard
Michel Perrat
Estella Blain
The woman
Roger Lumont
'P'tit Louis'
Roger Riffard
Postman
Maurice Travail
Marcellin
Lucien Hubert
Jacques
Serge Papagalli
Peasant
Daniel Bellus
The young
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During the Second World War, the son of a Grenoble collaborator went up to his grandmother's house on the Vercors plateau to wait for the war to end without him. On July 21, 1944, German troops overran the plateau. Forced to flee, he joins a small group of Resistance fighters and civilians, and struggles to survive for three days and nights.
Release Date
1972-11-26
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Languages:
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