Women and War (1961)
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.
- Released
- 1961-02-01
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Georges Lautner, Georges Lautner, Michel Prentout, Pierre Laroche
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Bernard Blier as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
- Lucile Saint-Simon as Catherine Leproux, la fille du maire
- Lutz Gabor as le major allemand
- Daniel Sorano as le Toulousain, un résistant
- Anne Doat as Dany, une résistante
- Béatrice Bretty as Germaine, la bonne du maire
- Henri Virlogeux as le garde-champêtre
- Paulette Dubost as la veuve
- Catherine Le Couey as Mme Gaspard, l'épicière
- Jacques Marin as M. Gaspard, l'épicier
- Jacques Chabassol as un résistant
- Guy Dakar as un officier de la 2e D.B