Drama · France · 1961 · 2h 8m

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Tu ne tueras point

Thou Shalt Not Kill poster
Director
Claude Autant-Lara
Cast
Laurent Terzieff as Jean-François Cordier Horst Frank as Adler Suzanne Flon as Madame Cordier Miloje 'Mića' Orlović as Major Marijan Lovrić as Kapetan Vladeta Dragutinović as Stajn
Crew
Jacques Natteau — Director of Photography Inès Collignon — Editor Madeleine Gug — Editor Bernard Dimey — Original Music Composer Charles Aznavour — Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche — Writer
Synopsis

At the end of World War II, a French pacifist is arrested for refusing to fight. In prison, he befriends a German priest arrested for murder of a French Resistance fighter. They discuss morality, obedience, and religion.

Mood & Themes
christianityworld war iipacifismmilitary courtconscientious objectormilitary prisonpriestmoralityroman catholic churchcatholicismethicspost-war years
Key Collaborators
Claude Autant-Lara Director Jacques Natteau Director of Photography Inès Collignon Editor Madeleine Gug Editor Bernard Dimey Original Music Composer Charles Aznavour Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche Writer Moris Ergas Producer
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