In the Heart of the Thunderstorm (1948)
1948 · 1h 20m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Music by: Tibor Harsanyi
Editor: Emma Le Chanois
Cast
Jean Chevrier as Narrator (voice)Jean Daurand as Narrator (voice)Christiane Sertilange as Narrator (voice)Hubner as Narrator (voice)Kroneger as Narrator (voice)Schiray as Narrator (voice)Franck Bauer as Self (archive footage)Abel Bonnard as Self (archive footage)Genevieve Brissaut as Self (archive footage)Jacques Doriot as Self (archive footage)Jacques Duchesne as Self (archive footage)Marcel Déat as Self (archive footage)More like this
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