Documentary · France · 1948 · 1h 20m

In the Heart of the Thunderstorm

Au cœur de l'orage

In the Heart of the Thunderstorm poster
Director
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Cast
Jean Chevrier as Narrator (voice) Jean Daurand as Narrator (voice) Christiane Sertilange as Narrator (voice) Hubner as Narrator (voice) Kroneger as Narrator (voice) Schiray as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Emma Le Chanois — Editor Tibor Harsanyi — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.

Mood & Themes
world war iifrench resistancegerman occupation of francewar
Key Collaborators
Jean-Paul Le Chanois Director Emma Le Chanois Editor Tibor Harsanyi Original Music Composer
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