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The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
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Synopsis
The time is World War II. A group of disillusioned French soldiers are approached by Nazi troops and promised safe passage to their homeland. The Frenchmen willingly surrender, only to discover that their next destination is a German concentration camp located near a Gallic village. The anticipated escape attempt results in an uprising from the French villagers--hence the film's title, which refers to the emblem of the Free-French underground.
Cross of Lorraine
compensates for its Hollywood's-eye view of France (no more realistic than the Paris of the
Ernst Lubitsch
musicals) with some remarkably graphic sequences showing the extent of German brutality. The melting-pot cast includes Frenchman
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as a patriot, Hungarian
Peter Lorre
as a hateful Nazi, American
Gene Kelly
as a cynical victim of German torture, and Canadian
Hume Cronyn
as the traditionally rodent-like informer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Paul
Joseph Calleia
Rodriguez
Hume Cronyn
Duval
Donald Curtis
Marcel
Jack Edwards
Rene
Wallace Ford
Pierre
Frederick Giermann
Corp. Daxer
Jack Lambert
Jacques
Billy Roy
Louis
Richard Ryen
Lt. Schmidt
Tonio Selwart
Maj. Bruhl
Cedric Hardwicke
Father Sebastian
Gene Kelly
Victor La Biche
Peter Lorre
Sgt. Berger
Richard Whorf
Francois
Production Crew
Cedric Gibbons
Art Director
Daniel B. Cathcart
Art Director
Hans Habe
Book Author
Hans Hebe
Book Author
Sidney Wagner
Cinematographer
Bronislau Kaper
Composer (Music Score)
Gile Steele
Costume Designer
Tay Garnett
Director
Dan Milner
Editor
Jack Dawn
Makeup
Edwin H. Knopf
Producer
Robert Aisner
Screen Story
Alexander Esway
Screenwriter
Michael Kanin
Screenwriter
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Screenwriter
Robert Hardy Andrews
Screenwriter
Edwin B. Willis
Set Designer
Lilo Damert
Short Story Author
Lilo Damert
Short Story Author
Lilo Demert
Short Story Author
Lilo Demert
Short Story Author
Robert Aisner
Short Story Author
Robert Aisner
Short Story Author
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Year: 1943
Runtime: 90
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Action
Adventure
War
Produced by
MGM
Release
by MGM
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.