Director: Jean Renoir

Writer: Dudley Nichols

Music by: Lothar Perl

Producers: Jean Renoir; Dudley Nichols

Keywords: Drama, WWII, Nazis

A meek schoolteacher grows a backbone after his French town is occupied by the Nazi war machine. Good screenplay with superior performances, especially from star Charles Laughton, whose impassioned courtroom speech ranks among the highlights. Produced as a propaganda film, it is not at all typical work for Renoir. Won an Oscar for Best Sound Recording.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Coulouris	Actor	1-Oct-1903	25-Apr-1989	Watch on the Rhine
Nancy Gates	Actor	1-Feb-1926	24-Mar-2019	Suddenly
Thurston Hall	Actor	10-May-1882	20-Feb-1958	Mr. Schuyler on Topper
Charles Laughton	Actor	1-Jul-1899	15-Dec-1962	Island of Lost Souls
Philip Merivale	Actor	2-Nov-1886	12-Mar-1946	The Stranger
Una O'Connor	Actor	23-Oct-1880	4-Feb-1959	Googly-eyed character actress
Maureen O'Hara	Actor	17-Aug-1920	24-Oct-2015	Miracle on 34th Street
George Sanders	Actor	3-Jul-1906	25-Apr-1972	The Saint Strikes Back
Walter Slezak	Actor	3-May-1902	21-Apr-1983	Hitchcock's Lifeboat
Kent Smith	Actor	19-Mar-1907	23-Apr-1985	Cat People

CAST

Charles Laughton	...   Albert Lory
Maureen O'Hara	...   Louise Martin
With
George Sanders	...   George Lambert
Walter Slezak	...   Maj. von Keller
Kent Smith	...   Paul Martin
Una O'Connor	...   Mrs. Lory
Philip Merivale	...   Prof. Sorel
Thurston Hall	...   Mayor
George Coulouris	...   Prosecutor
Nancy Gates	...   Julie Grant
Ivan Simpson	...   Judge
John Donat	...   Edmund Lorraine

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