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Women and War(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-02-01
63%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.
Languages: French.
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Movie: Women and War
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bernard Blier
le docteur Leproux, maire du village
Lucile Saint-Simon
Catherine Leproux, la fille du maire
Daniel Sorano
le Toulousain, un résistant
Anne Doat
Dany, une résistante
Béatrice Bretty
Germaine, la bonne du maire
Henri Virlogeux
le garde-champêtre
Paulette Dubost
la veuve
Jacques Marin
M. Gaspard, l'épicier
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In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.
Release Date
1961-02-01
Average
6.3
Rating:
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Français
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