They Are Not Angels (1947)
Le bataillon du ciel (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 10min
- Drama, War
- 21 May 1948 (USA)
- Movie
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| Pierre Blanchar | ... |
Ferane
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| René Lefèvre | ... |
Baptiste
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| Janine Crispin | ... |
Berthe Servais
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| Jean Wall | ... |
Ben Sassein
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| Daniel Mendaille | ... |
Baron de Brandoz
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| Marcel Mouloudji | ... |
Le Canaque
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Christian Bertola | ... |
Lt. de Carrizy
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Charles Moulin | ... |
Le Gorille
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| Luc Andrieux | ... |
(as Andrieu)
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Henri Nassiet | ... |
Bouvier
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Nicolas Vogel | ... |
Veran
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Daphne Courtney | ... |
June
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John Howard | ... |
Willy
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Pamela Stirling | ... |
Molly
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Charles Rolfe | ... |
MacIntyre
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Pierre-Louis | ... |
Victor Drobel
(as Pierre Louis)
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André Le Gall | ... |
Quérec
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| Raymond Bussières | ... |
Paname
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René Alié | ... |
L'aubergiste (uncredited)
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Paul Barge | ... |
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Fernand Bellan | ... |
(uncredited)
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Claude-Jean Bonnardot | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Andrée Debar | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jo Dest | ... |
(uncredited)
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Paul Faivre | ... |
Émile (uncredited)
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Lucien Fleurot | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lannier | ... |
(uncredited)
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Georges Patrix | ... |
(uncredited)
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Henri San Juan | ... |
(uncredited)
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Christian Simon | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Vanna Urbino | ... |
(uncredited)
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Christine Vall | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Howard Vernon | ... |
Un officier allemand (uncredited)
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Bernard Véron | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alexander Esway | ... | (as Alexandre Esway) |
Written by
| Joseph Kessel | ... | (dialogue) |
| Joseph Kessel | ... | (screenplay) |
| Marcel Rivet | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Wilfrid Baumgartner | ... | producer |
| Raymond Borderie | ... | producer |
| Adrien Remaugé | ... | producer |
Music by
| Manuel Rosenthal | ||
| Maurice Thiriet | ||
Cinematography by
| Nicolas Hayer | ||
Editing by
| Léonide Azar | ||
Production Management
| Léopold Schlosberg | ... | production manager (as Schlosberg) |
Sound Department
| William Robert Sivel | ... | sound engineer |
Additional Crew
| Charles Clement | ... | subtitler: English |
Production Companies
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (in association with)
- Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
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Distributors
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1947) (France) (theatrical)
- Siritzky International Pictures Corporation (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Luxor Films (1950) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Société Générale du Film (1947) (Belgium) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
On the eve of the landing of June 6, 1944, a French parachute battalion of the Special Air Service was dropped on Brittany to help the Resistance contain the enemy forces en route to Normandy. This film is in 2 periods: 1st period: They are not angels This part tells the chronicle of a training camp in England, a SAS parachute battalion of Free France during the Second World War. 2nd period: Terre de France. Once formed, the SAS parachute battalion parachuted into Brittany and sabotaged the German installations with the help of the Breton guerrillas. This is the fictionalized story of Colonel Pierre-Louis Bourgoin, Captain Pierre Marienne and the 2nd SAS Parachute Fighter Regiment. Written by Frederic HUETTE |
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