Army of Shadows (1969)
L'armée des ombres (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 25min
- Drama, War
- 19 Jun 1970 (USA)
- Movie
An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Lino Ventura | ... |
Philippe Gerbier
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| Paul Meurisse | ... |
Luc Jardie
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| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... |
Jean François Jardie
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| Simone Signoret | ... |
Mathilde
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| Claude Mann | ... |
Claude Ullmann dit 'Le Masque'
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| Paul Crauchet | ... |
Felix Lepercq
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Christian Barbier | ... |
Guillaume Vermersch dit 'Le Bison'
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| Serge Reggiani | ... |
The hairdresser
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André Dewavrin | ... |
Colonel Passy
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Alain Dekok | ... |
Legrain
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Alain Mottet | ... |
Commander of the camp
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Alain Libolt | ... |
Paul Dounat
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| Jean-Marie Robain | ... |
Baron de Ferte Talloire
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Albert Michel | ... |
Gendarm
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Denis Sadier | ... |
Gestapo's doctor
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Georges Sellier | ... |
Colonel Jarret du Plessis
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| Marco Perrin | ... |
Octave Bonnafous
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| Hubert de Lapparent | ... |
Aubert, Pharmacien
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Colin Mann | ... |
Dispatcher
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Anthony Stuart | ... |
R.A.F. Major
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Michel Fretault | ... |
Anonymous Patriot
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Gérard-Antoine Huart | ... |
(as Gérard Huart)
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Percival Russel |
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Michel Dacquin | ... |
Cellmate
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Jeanne Pérez |
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| Pierre Vaudier |
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Jacques Marbeuf | ... |
S.S. Interrogation Officer
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Franz Sauer |
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| Marcel Bernier | ... |
L'adjudant douanier
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Gaston Meunier | ... |
Controleur des bagages
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| Françoise Bonnot | ... |
Secretary music-hall agency (uncredited)
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Adrien Cayla-Legrand | ... |
Général De Gaulle (uncredited)
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| Nathalie Delon | ... |
Une amie de Jean-François (uncredited)
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Jacques Léonard | ... |
Un prisonnier dans le camp de guerre (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean-Pierre Melville | ||
Written by
| Joseph Kessel | ... | (novel) |
| Jean-Pierre Melville | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Jacques Dorfmann | ... | producer |
Music by
| Éric Demarsan | ... | (as Eric De Marsan) |
Cinematography by
| Pierre Lhomme | ||
| Walter Wottitz | ||
Editing by
| Françoise Bonnot | ||
Production Design by
| Théobald Meurisse | ||
Set Decoration by
| Théobald Meurisse | ||
Costume Design by
| Colette Baudot | ... | (as Madame Colette Baudot) |
Makeup Department
| Maud Begon | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Alain Quefféléan | ... | production manager (as A. Quefféléan) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-François Adam | ... | assistant director (as J.F. Adam) |
| Georges Pellegrin | ... | assistant director (as G. Pellegrin) |
| Jean-Claude Ventura | ... | assistant director (as J.C. Ventura) |
Art Department
| Marc Desages | ... | second assistant set decorator |
| Henri Sonois | ... | first assistant set decorator (as Enriqué Sonnois) |
| Roger Volper | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Jacques Carrère | ... | sound director |
| Jean Nény | ... | sound director (as Jean Neni) |
| Alex Pront | ... | sound director |
| Victor Revelli | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Walter Wottitz | ... | special photographic effects |
Visual Effects by
| Georges Tornero | ... | restoration |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Philippe Brun | ... | camera operator |
| Pierre Li | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jacques Renard | ... | second assistant camera |
| Raymond Voinquel | ... | still photographer |
| Walter Wottitz | ... | camera operator: aerial unit / camera operator: underwater unit |
Music Department
| Robert Pouret | ... | music editor |
| Bob Vatel | ... | musician: piano |
| Éric Demarsan | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Claude Ermelin | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Betty Elvira | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
| Jean-Pierre Spiri-Mercanton | ... | general manager (as J.P. Spiri-Mercanton) |
| Howard Vernon | ... | dialogue: English |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Valoria Films (1969) (France) (theatrical)
- Euro-Centra Film (1970) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Fida Cinematografica (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Towa. (1970) (Japan) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal (2007) (France) (DVD) (HD DVD) (restored version)
- Belga Films (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cine Internacional de la Argentina (CIA) (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Kinoyhtiö (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Filmax (1972) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Cinedistri (1975) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1970) (Australia) (theatrical)
- NEF Diffusion (II) (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Rialto Pictures (2006) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sophie Dulac Distribution (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- The Rank Organisation (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1978) (France) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1985) (France) (tv)
- Arthaus (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- BFI Video (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Ciné+ (2021) (France) (tv)
- Film Office (1993) (France) (VHS)
- France 3 (2022) (France) (tv)
- Gaumont-Columbia-RCA (GCR) (1984) (France) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1985) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- StudioCanal (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2008) (United States) (DVD) (10 disc box set)
- United Film & Entertainment Marketing (Finland) (video)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2015) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures (1970) (United States)
- Universal Pictures (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (HD DVD)
- WOWOW (Japan) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1989) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Europa Sonor (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
France, 1942, under German occupation. Philippe Gerbier, a civil engineer, is a French Resistance commandant. Denounced by a French collaborator, he is interned in a concentration camp. He manages to escape, and rejoins his network in Marseille, where he has the traitor executed. This movie reveals rigorously and austerely what life was like in the French Resistance: the solitude and fear of its members; their relationships with one another; the constant threat of arrest by the Gestapo; the Resistance command structure and the way its orders were carried out. Head writer Joseph Kessel and co-writer/director Jean-Pierre Melville were both veterans of the "Shadow Army". Written by Yepok |
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| Taglines | Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | During the shooting of this film, Lino Ventura and director Jean-Pierre Melville did not speak to each other; they only communicated through assistants. See more » |
| Goofs | In the London WWII sequence, double yellow lines are visible on the road. These were only introduced in the UK in 1956 and didn't become common until the 1960s; a few of the street signs have a style not known before the 1960s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Mémoires pour Simone (1986). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) See more » |
| Quotes |
Philippe Gerbier:
See you, Comrade. Legrain: You a communist? Philippe Gerbier: No. But I do have comrades. See more » |