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The Honors of War 1962 Directed by Jean Dewever Les honneurs de la guerre

One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Languages French , German
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company AKO Films
Release Date 16 February 1962
85 mins
Cast
Albert Hehn Captain Rollingen
Gerhart Lippert Lieutenant Bergmann
Helmut Fischer Staff Sergeant Holbrock
Serge Davri Clovis
Erwin Strahl Sergeant Gerke
Paul Mercey Nieucourt
Jean Solar Sauvage
Danielle Godet Mademoiselle Lherminier
Hans Elwenspoek Horst Hollermann
Alix Mahieux Madame Clovis
Gaby Basset Madame Sauvage
Evelyne Lacroix Françoise
Jean Perrin Michelet
Sven Sawade Peters
Jean Gras Jonquille
Henri Maïk Gillard
Georg Thomas Frohlich
Georges Adet Little old man
Edmond Ardisson Varesquier
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