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The Sorrow and the Pity - Miniseries

"Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation"

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

Top Cast

  • Marcel Ophüls

    Marcel Ophüls

    Self - Interviewer

  • André Harris

    André Harris

    Self - Interviewer

  • Solange Azan

    Solange Azan

    Self

  • Georges Bidault

    Georges Bidault

    Self

  • Matthäus Bleibinger

    Matthäus Bleibinger

    Self

  • Charles Braun

    Charles Braun

    Self

  • Maurice Buckmaster

    Maurice Buckmaster

    Self

  • Emile Coulaudon

    Emile Coulaudon

    Self

  • Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie

    Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie

    Self

Overview

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

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