Army of Shadows

Army of Shadows

145 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | Sept. 10, 1969

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.

Army of Shadows

145 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | Sept. 10, 1969

Army of Shadows
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Fono Roma, Les Films Corona
Original title L'Armée des ombres
Directors Jean-Pierre Melville
Writers Joseph Kessel, Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Philippe Gerbier

Paul Meurisse

as Luc Jardie

Jean-Pierre Cassel

as Jean-François Jardie

Simone Signoret

as Mathilde

Claude Mann

as Claude Ullman / The Mask

Paul Crauchet

as Félix Lepercq

Christian Barbier

as Guillaume Vermesch / The Buffalo

Alain Dekok

as Legrain

Alain Libolt

as Paul Dounat

Jean-Marie Robain

as Baron de La Ferté-Talloires

Albert Michel

as Gendarme

Georges Sellier

as Colonel Jarret du Plessis

Marco Perrin

as Octave Bonnafous

Jeanne Pérez

as Marie

Alain Mottet

as Camp Commander

Denis Sadier

as Gestapo Prison Doctor

Serge Reggiani

as Hairdresser

Colin Mann

as Dispatcher

Anthony Stuart

as Royal Air Force Major

Gérard-Antoine Huart

as Prisoner

Percival Russel

as German Soldier

Michel Dacquin

as Condemned

Jacques Marbeuf

as German Officer

Marcel Bernier

as Customs Adjutant

Gaston Meunier

as Baggage Checker

Nathalie Delon

as Jean-François' Friend (uncredited)

Jacques Léonard

as War Camp Prisoner (uncredited)