The Old Gun poster

The Old Gun( 1975)

TV-MADramaHistory
75%
User
Score

Overview

In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decided to meet then for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Philippe Noiret

      Julien Dandieu

    2. cast image

      Romy Schneider

      Clara Dandieu

    3. cast image

      Jean Bouise

      François

    4. cast image

      Joachim Hansen

      L'officier SS

    5. cast image

      Robert Hoffmann

      Le lieutenant

    6. cast image

      Karl Michael Vogler

      Dr. Müller

    7. cast image

      Caroline Bonhomme

      Florence Dandieu, à 8 ans

    8. cast image

      Catherine Delaporte

      Florence Dandieu, à 13 ans

    9. cast image

      Madeleine Ozeray

      Mme Dandieu, la mère de Julien

    10. cast image

      Jean-Paul Cisife

      Le chef milicien

    11. cast image

      Antoine Saint-John

      Le soldat allemand tué dans la cuisine

    12. cast image

      Jean-Pierre Garrigues

      Un interne à l’hôpital

    13. cast image

      Hermine Delysle

      La religieuse de la remise de prix de fin d'année

    14. cast image

      Micheline Sarto

      L'infirmière, Mlle Langrenier

    15. cast image

      Daniel Breton

      Walter

    16. cast image

      Maurice Bes

      Le pharmacien

    17. cast image

      Bernard Bireaud

      Chef maquisard

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Sep 07 2025
    The Allies are closing in on their small town, but not quite quickly enough for the liking of local surgeon “Dandieu” (Philippe Noiret) so he relocates his wife and daughter to their remote castle, well off the beaten track, in the hope that they can sit out the rest of the war safely. When he takes a drive out to see them some time after, he arrives at it’s small chapel to be met by a vision of carnage. Racing to the castle, he gets there just in time to see the brutality of the Nazis at their worst and immediately vows revenge. Just how, though, can this civilised old gent possibly inflict an...

    Media

    Videos 0Backdrops 4Posters 26

    Recommendations

    1. Aimée & Jaguar

      Aimée & Jaguar68%

    2. Evil of Dracula

      Evil of Dracula68%

    3. The Professor and His Beloved Equation

      The Professor and His Beloved Equation68%

    4. The Beloved58%

    5. Lost Command

      Lost Command62%

    6. The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

      The Eve of Ivan Kupalo69%

    7. Acting on Impulse

      Acting on Impulse43%

    8. Columbo, 50 ans d'une série culte100%

    9. Tommy Emmanuel - Center Stage

      Tommy Emmanuel - Center Stage61%

    10. All About Loving

      All About Loving46%

    11. The Horse

      The Horse70%

    12. Death Watch

      Death Watch63%

    13. Fric-Frac

      Fric-Frac62%

    14. Being Blanche Houellebecq

      Being Blanche Houellebecq57%

    15. Mark of the Devil

      Mark of the Devil62%

    16. This Man Must Die

      This Man Must Die74%

    17. Scribe

      Scribe59%

    18. I... For Icarus

      I... For Icarus76%

    19. The Children of the Marshland

      The Children of the Marshland71%

    20. Pardon Mon Affaire

      Pardon Mon Affaire70%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • dying and death
    • rape
    • repayment
    • world war ii
    • castle
    • normandy, france
    • revenge
    • rape and revenge