War ·Drama ·History · France · 1961 · 1h 43m

The Laws of War

Legge di guerra

Director

Cast

Mel Ferrer as Marco Peter van Eyck as Hauptmann Paul Langenau Magali Noël as Olga Jean Desailly as Uhrmacher Rede Michael Hinz as Jossip Franz Muxeneder as Deutscher Feldwebel

Crew

Aldo Scavarda — Director of Photography Nella Nannuzzi — Editor Mario Nascimbene — Original Music Composer Bruno Paolinelli — Screenplay Giuseppe Berto — Screenplay Bruno Paolinelli — Story

Synopsis

During WW2, in a Nazi-occupied country, a local partisan blows-up a German military train, prompting the Germans to take civilian hostages to be shot if the culprit doesn't surrender before a deadline.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Bruno Paolinelli Director Aldo Scavarda Director of Photography Nella Nannuzzi Editor Mario Nascimbene Original Music Composer Bruno Paolinelli Screenplay Giuseppe Berto Screenplay Bruno Paolinelli Story Federico M. Topel Producer Gilberto Rossini Producer Massimiliano Capriccioli Production Design

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