Cognacq-Jay (1994)

With the armies of the Liberation at the gates of Paris, station manager Kurt Heyzmann receives an order from his superiors to withdraw. As a farewell, he decides to prepare one last prestigious program, to be filmed and broadcast live. Kleischter, a Gestapo lieutenant, emerges to try and spoil the show, by antagonizing Heyzmann and his employees. He believes that the war is not over, and continues to hunt down potential Jews and STO deserters on the TV premises.

Released

1994-08-24

Genres

History, War, Drama, TV Movie, Thriller

Runtime

90 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Laurent Heynemann

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes