Army of Shadows

"Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance."

1969 2h 25m FR

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7.9

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97%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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8.1

IMDB

★7.9TMDB · 782🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes●99Metacritic★8.1IMDB · 27,228

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Synopsis

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Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

“Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.”

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Cast

Lino Ventura
Philippe Gerbier
Paul Meurisse
Luc Jardie
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-François Jardie
Simone Signoret
Mathilde
Claude Mann
Claude Ullman / Le Masque
Paul Crauchet
Félix Lepercq
Christian Barbier
Guillaume Vermesch / Le Bison
Alain Dekok
Legrain

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Writers: Jean-Pierre Melville
Languages: German, English, French
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, shot by Walter Wottitz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Éric Demarsan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Françoise Bonnot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lino Ventura and Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Cassel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-Pierre Melville directs. Walter Wottitz behind the camera. Éric Demarsan scores. Françoise Bonnot cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in German, English, French.

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157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, French.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, shot by Walter Wottitz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Éric Demarsan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Françoise Bonnot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lino Ventura and Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Cassel carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.".
9IMDB entry: tt0064040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "czech", "paris, france", "based on novel or book", "nazi".
11Released under 25 different titles around the world.