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Le chagrin et la pitié : chronique d'une ville française sous l'occupation = The sorrow and the pity : chronicle of a French city under the occupation /

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Through interviews with participants and newsreel footage, examines the occupation of France by the Germans during World War II as it occurred in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. Concentrates on the themes of collaboration and resistance.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Télévision rencontre, Milestone Film & Video, Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Ophuls, Marcel, Harris, André, 1933-, Sédouy, Alain de, 1929-, Mendès France, Pierre, 1907-1982, Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977, Lévy, Claude, Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972, Allen, Woody, 1935-
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
English
German
Language Notes:French, English and German dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [Harrington Park, N.J.] : Milestone Film & Video ; [2001]
Edition:Restored ed.
Series:Milestone collection.
Subjects:
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945.
Clermont-Ferrand (France) > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Clermont-Ferrand.
World War, 1939-1945 > Collaborationists > France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France.
Documentary films.
Motion pictures, Swiss.
Description
Summary:Through interviews with participants and newsreel footage, examines the occupation of France by the Germans during World War II as it occurred in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. Concentrates on the themes of collaboration and resistance.
Item Description:"A Milestone Film release."
Videodisc release of the 1969 French motion picture; restored edition dated 2000.
A foreign film (Switzerland, France, West Germany).
Includes theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (251 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Production Credits:Photography, André Gazut and Jürgen Thieme ; editing, Claude Vajda ; music, Maurice Chevalier.