The Cross of Lorraine
1943 · Movie · 1h 30m
WarDrama
"MGM's drama of the fighting French!"
Overview
French soldiers surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison of war camp. From there they plan an uprising.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Key crew
- Tay GarnettDirector
- Michael KaninScreenplay
- Ring Lardner, Jr.Screenplay
- Alexander EswayScreenplay
- Robert Hardy AndrewsScreenplay
Cast
- Jean-Pierre AumontPaul Duprez
- Gene KellyVictor
- Cedric HardwickeFather Sebastian
- Peter LorreSergeant Berger
- Hume CronynDuval
- Richard WhorfFrançois
- Joseph CalleiaRodriguez
- Wallace FordPierre
- Richard RyenLt. Schmidt
- Jack LambertJacques
- William RoyleLouis
- John AbbottBaker (uncredited)
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Themes
naziworld war iiprison escapefrench resistancegerman occupation of francesurrenderanti-nazi resistancenazi collaborationismpow escapeprison brutalityfrench armymilitary prisoners