Bataillon du ciel (1947)
La veille du débarquement du 6 juin 1944, un bataillon français de parachutistes du Special Air Service est largué sur la Bretagne pour aider la Résistance à contenir les forces ennemies en route vers la Normandie. Ce film est en 2 époques : 1re époque : Ce ne sont pas des anges Cette partie raconte la chronique d'un camp d'entrainement en Angleterre, d'un bataillon parachutistes SAS de la France libre pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. 2e époque : Terre de France. Une fois formé, le bataillon de parachutistes SAS est parachuté en Bretagne et sabote les installations allemandes avec l'aide des maquisards bretons. C'est en fait l'histoire romancée du Colonel Bourgoin, du Capitaine Marienne et du glorieux 2ème régiment de chasseurs parachutistes SAS (compagnon de la libération)
Directeur:
Alexander Esway
écrivain:
Joseph Kessel
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Pierre Blanchar as Captain Ferane |
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René Lefèvre as François |
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Janine Crispin as Berthe Servais |
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Jean Wall as Ben Sassein |
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Daniel Mendaille as Baron de Brandoz |
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Marcel Mouloudji as Le Canaque |
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Christian Bertola as Lt. de Carrizy |
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Charles Moulin as Le Gorille |
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Luc Andrieux as |
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Henri Nassiet as Bouvier |
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Nicolas Vogel as Veran |
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Daphne Courtney as June |
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John Howard as Willy |
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Pamela Stirling as Molly |
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Charles Rolfe as MacIntyre |
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Pierre-Louis as Victor Drobel |
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André Le Gall as Quérec |
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Raymond Bussières as Paname |
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René Alié as Innkeeper (uncredited) |
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Paul Barge as (uncredited) |
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Fernand Bellan as (uncredited) |
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Claude-Jean Bonnardot as (uncredited) |
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Andrée Debar as (uncredited) |
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Jo Dest as (uncredited) |
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Paul Faivre as Émile (uncredited) |
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Lucien Fleurot as (uncredited) |
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Lannier as (uncredited) |
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Georges Patrix as (uncredited) |
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Henri San Juan as (uncredited) |
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Christian Simon as (uncredited) |
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Vanna Urbino as (uncredited) |
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Christine Vall as (uncredited) |
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Howard Vernon as German officer (uncredited) |
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Bernard Véron as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Alexander Esway | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Kessel | Screenplay |
| Production | Léopold Schlosberg | Production Manager |
| Sound | William Robert Sivel | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Nicolas Hayer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Marcel Rivet | Adaptation |
| Sound | Manuel Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Maurice Thiriet | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Raymond Borderie | Producer |
| Editing | Léonide Azar | Editor |