Top billed cast

1. 

   Jean-Pierre Aumont

   Paul Duprez

2. 

   Gene Kelly

   Victor

3. 

   Cedric Hardwicke

   Father Sebastian

4. 

   Peter Lorre

   Sergeant Berger

5. 

   Hume Cronyn

   Duval

6. 

   Richard Whorf

   François

7. 

   Joseph Calleia

   Rodriguez

8. 

   Wallace Ford

   Pierre

9. 

   Richard Ryen

   Lt. Schmidt

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2014-03-27

Tight film making across the board.

The Cross of Lorraine is directed by Tay Garnett {The Postman Always Rings Twice/A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court} & it stars Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly and was adapted from Hans Habe's novel A Thousand Shall Fall. The story is about French prisoners of war held by the Germans in World War II.

Yep, sure enough it's a propaganda piece, yep, sure enough it's low on budget, and, yep, the outcome will hold no surprises for anyone aware of propaganda based cinema. But don't let that in any way detract from what a tightly scripted and acted...read the rest

Recommendations

1. The Great Escape79%
2. The Seventh Cross68%
3. Inglourious Basterds82%
4. We Go In at Dawn58%
5. Resistance69%
6. Schindler's List85%
7. The Zone of Interest70%
8. The Monuments Men60%
9. Escape from Sobibor71%
10. Hart's War63%
11. Truth & Treason79%
12. Escape to Victory68%
13. Uprising65%
14. The World Will Tremble74%
15. Triumph of the Spirit65%
16. Where Eagles Dare75%
17. The Grey Zone65%
18. When Trumpets Fade66%
19. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas78%
20. Prisoner of War71%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• nazi
• world war ii
• prison escape
• french resistance
• german occupation of france
• surrender
• anti-nazi resistance
• nazi collaborationism
• pow escape
• prison brutality
• french army
• military prisoners
• snitch
• pow
• prisoner of war camp
• broken man
• nazi collaborator