Women and War (1961)
In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.
Director:
Georges Lautner
Writers:
Georges Lautner, Michel Prentout, Pierre Laroche.
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Bernard Blier as le docteur Leproux, maire du village |
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Lucile Saint-Simon as Catherine Leproux, la fille du maire |
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Lutz Gabor as le major allemand |
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Daniel Sorano as le Toulousain, un résistant |
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Anne Doat as Dany, une résistante |
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Béatrice Bretty as Germaine, la bonne du maire |
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Henri Virlogeux as le garde-champêtre |
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Paulette Dubost as la veuve |
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Catherine Le Couey as Mme Gaspard, l'épicière |
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Jacques Marin as M. Gaspard, l'épicier |
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Jacques Chabassol as un résistant |
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Guy Dakar as un officier de la 2e D.B |
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Christian Melsen as un allemand |
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Jean Filliez as un allemand |
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Jean Sylvère as le blessé mécontent |
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Michel Garland as l'aviateur anglais |
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Pierre Barouh as le résistant poète |
| Writing | Michel Prentout | Novel |
| Directing | Georges Lautner | Director |
| Editing | Michelle David | Editor |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Maurice Juven | Production Director |
| Writing | Georges Lautner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michel Prentout | Screenplay |
| Sound | René Bourdier | Sound Engineer |
| Writing | Pierre Laroche | Screenplay |
| Art | Louis Le Barbenchon | Set Decoration |