The Honors of War (1962)
One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.
Director: Jean Dewever
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Albert Hehn as Captain Rollingen |
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Gerhart Lippert as Lieutenant Bergmann |
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Helmut Fischer as Staff Sergeant Holbrock |
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Bernard Verley as Gérard |
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Serge Davri as Clovis |
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Erwin Strahl as Sergeant Gerke |
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Willy Harlander as Hermann |
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Paul Mercey as Nieucourt |
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Jean Solar as Sauvage |
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Pierre Collet as Morizot |
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Danielle Godet as Mademoiselle Lherminier |
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Hans Elwenspoek as Horst Hollermann |
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Alix Mahieux as Madame Clovis |
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Gaby Basset as Madame Sauvage |
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Hans H. Nordmann as Wurzel |
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Willy Haibel as Willy |
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Evelyne Lacroix as Françoise |
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Helmut Brasch as Müller |
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Peter Niklaus as Krüger |
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Jean Perrin as Michelet |
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Jean-Pierre Moulin as Nicolas |
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Sven Sawade as Peters |
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Jean Gras as Jonquille |
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Harry Walter as Dorn |
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Henri Maïk as Gillard |
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Georg Thomas as Frohlich |
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Georges Adet as Little old man |
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Edmond Ardisson as Varesquier |
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Jean Besnard as |
| Directing | Jean Dewever | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Charles Tacchella | Writer |
| Camera | Ghislain Cloquet | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Marin Karmitz | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Suzanne Cabon | Editor |
| Directing | Peter Fleischmann | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jean Dewever | Writer |
| Production | Ernest Müller | Executive Producer |
| Art | Georges Lévy | Production Design |