The Fugitives (1955)
During the Second World War, in 1943, two French prisoners, François and Michel, escape from Stalag B377 in northern Germany near the Baltic Sea. They meet another escaped compatriot, Pierre, who has donned the uniform of a German officer and joins them. Their goal: to reach neutral Sweden. To get there, they'll have to walk part of the way, then take a train to the coast and, from there, find a way to cross the sea to the shores of Sweden.
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
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Pierre Fresnay as Lieutenant Pierre Keller, instituteur |
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François Périer as François, employé de commerce |
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Michel André as Michel, artisan ébéniste |
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Silvia Monfort as Wanda, une déportée polonaise |
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Georgette Anys as La travailleuse libre |
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François Darbon as L'oberlieutenant |
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Jacques Marin as Un prisonnier |
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Robert Rollis as Un prisonnier |
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Luc Andrieux as Un prisonnier |
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Jean Berton as Un prisonnier |
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Pierre Antonetti as Un prisonnier |
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Alain Bouvette as Un prisonnier |
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Albert Michel as Un prisonnier |
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Pierre Ferval as Un prisonnier |
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Jean Péméja as Un prisonnier |
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Max Tréjean as Un prisonnier |
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Bernard Musson as Un prisonnier |
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Jean Clarieux as Un prisonnier |
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Rudy Lenoir as Un gardien |
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Jean Landier as Un gardien |
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Jean Besnard as Un gardien |
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Ib Fürst as Le convoyeur |
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Karl Heinz Neumann as Un soldat |
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Claude Vernier as Un soldat |
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Henri Coutet as (uncredited) |
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André Dalibert as (uncredited) |
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Jean-Paul Le Chanois as (uncredited) |
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Marthe Mercadier as La femme de François (uncredited) |
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Claude Naudès as (uncredited) |
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Hans Verner as (uncredited) |
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Reggie Nalder as Le gardien avec le chien (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Director |
| Writing | Michel André | Novel |
| Writing | Michel André | Writer |
| Production | Roland Laudenbach | Producer |
| Production | Ignace Morgenstern | Producer |
| Camera | Marc Fossard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Emma Le Chanois | Editor |
| Art | Robert Clavel | Production Design |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Georges Charlot | Production Director |
| Writing | Michel André | Adaptation |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Adaptation |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Dialogue |
| Writing | Michel André | Dialogue |
| Crew | Nicolas Wilkie | Special Effects |
| Directing | Pierre Granier-Deferre | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Annelise Hasle | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Brigitte Dubois | Script |
| Camera | Jacques Klein | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Paul Rodier | Camera Operator |
| Camera | René Schneider | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louis Bonnemaison | Makeup Artist |
| Production | André Rameau | General Manager |
| Production | Gabriel Béchir | Location Manager |
| Editing | Jacqueline Aubery | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Albert Raisner | Musician |
| Sound | René Sarazin | Sound Engineer |