France
1969
145 minutes
Color
1.85:1
French
385
Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece about the French Resistance against the Nazi occupation went unreleased in the United States for thirty-seven years, before its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006. Atmospheric and gripping, Army of Shadows is Melville’s most personal film, featuring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their own brand of honor in their battle against Hitler’s regime.
| Philippe Gerbier | Lino Ventura |
| Luc Jardie | Paul Meurisse |
| Mathilde | Simone Signoret |
| Jean-François | Jean-Pierre Cassel |
| Le masque | Claude Mann |
| Félix | Paul Crauchet |
| Le bison | Christian Barbier |
| Director | Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Screenplay | Jean-Pierre Melville and Joseph Kessel |
| Producer | Jacques Dorfmann |
| Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme |
| Based on the novel by | Joseph Kessel |
| Art direction | Theobald Meurisse |
| Sound | Jacques Carrere, Alex Pront and Jean Neni |
| Editing | Françoise Bonnot |
| Sound editing | Robert Pouret |
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Beware, major spoilers ahead. Elegant, brutal, anxiety-provoking, and overwhelmingly sad, Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 Army of Shadows was released theatrically for the first time in the United States in 2006, to nearly universal critical acclaim. From the Village Voice
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