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20/08/1975 Drama, History 1h 43m
75
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Overview

In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decides to meet them for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.

  1. Robert Enrico

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Philippe Noiret

    Julien Dandieu

  2. Romy Schneider

    Clara Dandieu

  3. Jean Bouise

    François

  4. Joachim Hansen

    SS Officer

  5. Robert Hoffmann

    German Lieutenant

  6. Karl Michael Vogler

    Dr. Müller

  7. Caroline Bonhomme

    Florence Dandieu (8 years old)

  8. Catherine Delaporte

    Florence Dandieu (13 years old)

  9. Madeleine Ozeray

    Mme Dandieu, la mère de Julien

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-09-07
The Allies are closing in on their small town, but not quite quickly enough for the liking of local surgeon “Dandieu” (Philippe Noiret) so he relocates his wife and daughter to their remote castle, well off the beaten track, in the hope that they can sit out the rest of the war safely. When he takes a drive out to see them some time after, he arrives at it’s small chapel to be met by a vision of carnage. Racing to the castle, he gets there just in time to see the brutality of the Nazis at their worst and immediately vows revenge. Just how, though, can this civilised old gent possibly inf...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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