War ·Drama · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 30m

The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine poster
Director
Tay Garnett
Cast
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Paul Duprez Gene Kelly as Victor Cedric Hardwicke as Father Sebastian Peter Lorre as Sergeant Berger Hume Cronyn as Duval Richard Whorf as François
Crew
Sidney Wagner — Director of Photography Ring Lardner, Jr. — Screenplay Michael Kanin — Screenplay Robert Hardy Andrews — Screenplay Alexander Esway — Screenplay Hans Habe — Novel
Tagline

MGM's drama of the fighting French!

Synopsis

French soldiers surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison of war camp. From there they plan an uprising.

Trailer The Cross of Lorraine — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
naziworld war iiprison escapefrench resistancegerman occupation of francesurrenderanti-nazi resistancenazi collaborationismpow escapeprison brutalityfrench armymilitary prisoners
Key Collaborators
Tay Garnett Director Sidney Wagner Director of Photography Ring Lardner, Jr. Screenplay Michael Kanin Screenplay Robert Hardy Andrews Screenplay Alexander Esway Screenplay Hans Habe Novel
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