In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.
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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Another of these stories of the German Occupation which throve in the years following WW2.This one,in spite of Bernard Blier's presence ,has got nothing to recommend it;uninteresting characters ,poor script,turgid music,a spate of clichés (the doctor's daughter falling in love with the German M.O. ,and standing in great danger of being cropped by the angry crowd).Few works are worthwhile in Georges Lautner's essentially commercial career.However ,the following year ,when he directed "le septième juré" ,again featuring Bernard Blier as the lead,the two men pulled it off that time.
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