Army of Shadows backdrop

Army of Shadows 1969 Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville L'Armée des ombres

Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

Country France
Production Countries France , Italy
Language French
Spoken Languages English , French , German
Gneres Drama , Thriller , War
Production Companies Les Films Corona , Fono Roma
Revenue $906,133
Release Date 10 September 1969
145 mins
Cast
Lino Ventura Philippe Gerbier
Paul Meurisse Luc Jardie
Jean-Pierre Cassel Jean-François Jardie
Claude Mann Claude Ullman / The Mask
Paul Crauchet Félix Lepercq
Christian Barbier Guillaume Vermesch / The Buffalo
Alain Dekok Legrain
Alain Libolt Paul Dounat
Jean-Marie Robain Baron de La Ferté-Talloires
Albert Michel Gendarme
Georges Sellier Colonel Jarret du Plessis
Marco Perrin Octave Bonnafous
Alain Mottet Camp Commander
Denis Sadier Gestapo Prison Doctor
Serge Reggiani Hairdresser
Colin Mann Dispatcher
Anthony Stuart Royal Air Force Major
Percival Russel German Soldier
Michel Dacquin Condemned
Jacques Marbeuf German Officer
Marcel Bernier Customs Adjutant
Gaston Meunier Baggage Checker
Nathalie Delon Jean-François' Friend (uncredited)
Jacques Léonard War Camp Prisoner (uncredited)