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How Jacques Jaujard saved the Louvre /

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At the dawn of World War II, a resistance group organized an incredible raid of masterpieces from the Louvre, lest they end up in the hands of the Nazis. Jacques Jaujard, the assistant director of the museum, conceived and executed this daring operation. Without his ingenuity and bravery, many of th...

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Other Authors: Devillers, Jean-Pierre (Director), Pochard, Pierre (Director), Badinter, Hélène (Producer), Barraud, Laura (Producer), Amalric, Mathieu, 1965- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with English subtitles.
Published: France : Wide House, 2014.
Subjects:
Jaujard, Jacques.
Musé#x81;e du Louvre.
Museums > France > Paris > History.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945.
France > History.
Musées > France > Paris > Histoire.
France > Histoire.
Museums.
France.
France > Paris.
1940-1945
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:At the dawn of World War II, a resistance group organized an incredible raid of masterpieces from the Louvre, lest they end up in the hands of the Nazis. Jacques Jaujard, the assistant director of the museum, conceived and executed this daring operation. Without his ingenuity and bravery, many of the museum's masterpieces on display today could have been forever lost. Combining interviews, rare footage, including Jaujard's notebook, and animated sequences tell the story of this unknown hero.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 03, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (57 min.)
Playing Time:00:56:08
Awards:Won 2015 Film Euro International Emmy, Art Programming Section