The Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity

Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation

Limited Series 1969 · 2 eps · ★ 7.9 · Documentary, War & Politics

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An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

Created by Marcel Ophüls

Network: Das Erste

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