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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Cast

Marcel Ophüls Self - Interviewer
André Harris Self - Interviewer
Solange Azan Self
Georges Bidault Self
Matthäus Bleibinger Self
Charles Braun Self
Maurice Buckmaster Self
Emile Coulaudon Self
Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie Self
René de Chambrun Self
Christian de la Mazière Self
Jacques Duclos Self

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