The Cross of Lorraine poster

The Cross of Lorraine( 1943)

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MGM's drama of the fighting French!

Overview

French soldiers (Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly) surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison camp.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean-Pierre Aumont

      Paul

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      Gene Kelly

      Victor

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Father Sebastian

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      Peter Lorre

      Sergeant Berger

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      Hume Cronyn

      Duval

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      Richard Whorf

      François

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      Joseph Calleia

      Rodriguez

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      Wallace Ford

      Pierre

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      Richard Ryen

      Lt. Schmidt

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      Jack Lambert

      Jacques

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      William Royle

      Louis

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      John Abbott

      Baker

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Mar 27 2014
    Tight film making across the board. The Cross of Lorraine is directed by Tay Garnett {The Postman Always Rings Twice/A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court} & it stars Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly and was adapted from Hans Habe's novel A Thousand Shall Fall. The story is about French prisoners of war held by the Germans in World War II. Yep, sure enough it's a propaganda piece, yep, sure enough it's low on budget, and, yep, the outcome will hold no surprises for anyone aware of propaganda based cinema. But don't let that in any way detract from what a tightly scripted and acted ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • nazi
    • spy
    • world war ii
    • french resistance
    • false accusations