Drama ·War · Germany · 1974 · 2h 18m

Lacombe, Lucien

Lacombe Lucien

Lacombe, Lucien poster
Director
Louis Malle
Cast
Pierre Blaise as Lucien Lacombe Aurore Clément as France Horn Holger Löwenadler as Albert Horn Therese Giehse as La Grand-mère Stéphane Bouy as Jean-Bernard Loumi Iacobesco as Betty Beaulieu
Crew
Tonino Delli Colli — Director of Photography Suzanne Baron — Editor Louis Malle — Writer Patrick Modiano — Writer Claude Nedjar — Producer Louis Malle — Producer
Synopsis

In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.

Trailer Lacombe, Lucien — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
war crimesfrench gestapomaquischildren in wartime
Key Collaborators
Louis Malle Director Tonino Delli Colli Director of Photography Suzanne Baron Editor Louis Malle Writer Patrick Modiano Writer Claude Nedjar Producer Louis Malle Producer Ghislain Uhry Production Design Corinne Jorry Costume Design
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