An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
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- TriviaCinematographer Pierre Lhomme claimed that the last surviving, watchable print of the movie had turned completely pink with age. He later supervised the 2k resolution, digital restoration of the film at the Eclair Laboratories in Paris.
- GoofsIn the London WWII sequence, double yellow lines are visible on the road. These were only introduced in the UK in 1956 and didn't become common until the 1960s; a few of the street signs have a style not known before the 1960s.
- Quotes
Philippe Gerbier: See you, Comrade.
Legrain: You a communist?
Philippe Gerbier: No. But I do have comrades.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mémoires pour Simone (1986)
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She said five minutes, but she'll wait a lifetime.
This is a film about real heroes. Not the flashy Rambo kind, but ordinary men and women who did extraordinary things in a time when France had already surrendered to the Germans. They only numbered a few hundred at most, and they walked in the shadows around France knowing that they would certainly die before it was over. Yet, they moved on and did what they had to without complaint or regret.
You won't see bombs blazing and blood and gore. What you will see is real people who agonize over every death that they are forced to carry out. People who knew that every corner held danger and that they could be betrayed at any time.
These are real heroes and this film portrays them as they were in a somber, intelligent, and dark fashion. The film was made and released in 1969, yet it's awards are in 2006 and 2007, when it was restored and finally presented in this country.
As the films of Jean-Pierre Melville are made available, we are able to share in seeing one of the truly great directors in the world. The pleasure is immeasurable.
You won't see bombs blazing and blood and gore. What you will see is real people who agonize over every death that they are forced to carry out. People who knew that every corner held danger and that they could be betrayed at any time.
These are real heroes and this film portrays them as they were in a somber, intelligent, and dark fashion. The film was made and released in 1969, yet it's awards are in 2006 and 2007, when it was restored and finally presented in this country.
As the films of Jean-Pierre Melville are made available, we are able to share in seeing one of the truly great directors in the world. The pleasure is immeasurable.
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- Also known as
- The Army of Shadows
- Filming locations
- Bunker de l'armée, Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, Yvelines, France(execution by the Gestapo)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $841,969
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,620
- Apr 30, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $911,718
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