The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

  • NR
  • 09/18/1969 (DE)
  • Documentary, History, War
  • 4h 10m

Chronicle of a French City under the Occupation

Overview

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration between France’s Vichy government and Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944.

Marcel Ophüls

Director, Writer

André Harris

Writer

Cast

Georges Bidault's headshot

Georges Bidault

Self
Matthäus Bleibinger's headshot

Matthäus Bleibinger

Self - Wehrmacht Soldier in the Auvergne
Jacques Duclos's headshot

Jacques Duclos

Self - former secretary of the clandestine Communist Party
Anthony Eden's headshot

Anthony Eden

Self - Winston Churchill's foreign Secretary 1940-1945
Pierre Mendès France's headshot

Pierre Mendès France

Self - Former Prime Minister of France
Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie's headshot

Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie

Self - Founder of the Liberation Résistance Movement
Maurice Chevalier's headshot

Maurice Chevalier

Self - Denies Making Tour of Germany (archive footage)
Marcel Ophüls's headshot

Marcel Ophüls

Self - Interviewer

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