The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
Documentary · History · TV Movie
The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- « Le Chagrin et la Pitié » : La France de Vichy dynamitée
- Release date
- March 20, 2024
- Runtime
- 62 min
- Language
- FR
- Ratings
- 8.0 (5 votes)
- IMDb
- tt32176244
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Cast
Anne Sinclair
Self - Journalist
Samuel Blumenfeld
Self - Historian
Sylvie Lindeperg
Self - Historian
André Gazut
Self - Director of Photography
Pascal Ory
Self - Historian
Laurent Joly
Self - Historian
Simone Veil
Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate
Georges Pompidou
Self (archive footage) - President of the French Republic
Michel Ciment
Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic
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