The read
It runs a compact 31m.
Synopsis
Backstage before a performance, a French actor recalls his time in Madagascar during World War II, when he secretly ran a Resistance radio station under the watch of a collaborationist police chief. His story unfolds in flashback, revealing espionage, deception, and divided loyalties within the French ranks. Made for Britain’s Ministry of Information, this 1944 French-language propaganda short satirizes Vichy opportunism and wartime hypocrisy, and was shelved for decades before its release in 1993.
Ratings
TMDB5.3/10
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Angus MacPhailWriter
- Benjamin FrankelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul BonifasMichel
- Paul ClarusPaul Clarus
- Jean DattasMan behind Michel
- Andre FrerePierre
- Guy Le FeuvreGeneral
- Paulette PreneyYvonne
Stills
Themes
resistance