The Sorrow and the Pity

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The Sorrow and the Pity ★★★ ½ 1971

A classic documentary depicting the life of a small French town and its resistance during the Nazi occupation. Lengthy, but totally compelling. A great documentary that brings home the atrocities of war. In French with English narration. 265m/B VHS, DVD . FR Pierre Mendes-France, Sir Anthony Eden, Dr. Claude Levy, Denis Rake, Louis Grave, Maurice Chevalier; D: Marcel Ophuls; C: Mandre Gazut, Jurgen Thieme.

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