Synopsis
At the end of World War II, a French pacifist is arrested for refusing to fight. In prison, he befriends a German priest arrested for murder of a French Resistance fighter. They discuss morality, obedience, and religion.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude Autant-LaraDirector
- Jean AurencheWriter
- Bernard DimeyOriginal Music Composer
- Charles AznavourOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Laurent TerzieffJean-François Cordier
- Horst FrankAdler
- Suzanne FlonMadame Cordier
- Miloje 'Mića' OrlovićMajor
- Marijan LovrićKapetan
- Vladeta DragutinovićStajn
- Petar BanićevićRober
- Jovan GecCast
- Ivo JakšićCast
- Zoran MilosavljevićCast
- Zvonko JovčićCast
- Milivoje 'Mavid' PopovićCast
Stills
Themes
christianityworld war iipacifismmilitary courtconscientious objectormilitary prisonpriestmoralityroman catholic churchcatholicismethicspost-war years