Army of Crime

Army of Crime

139 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 16, 2009

This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.

Army of Crime

139 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 16, 2009

Army of Crime
This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Agat Films & Cie, France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal
Original title L'Armée du crime
Directors Jean-Christophe Delpias, Robert Guédiguian
Writers Serge Le Péron, Gilles Taurand, Robert Guédiguian

Cast

Simon Abkarian

as Missak Manouchian

Virginie Ledoyen

as Mélinée Manouchian

Robinson Stévenin

as Marcel Rayman

Lola Naymark

as Monique Stern

Adrien Jolivet

as Henri Krasucki

Pierre Niney

as Henri Keltekian

Olga Legrand

as Olga Bancic

Alexandru Potocean

as Alexandre le mari d'Olga

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

as Inspecteur Pujol

Yann Trégouët

as Commissaire David

Pascal Cervo

as Inspecteur Bourlier

Paula Klein

as Madame Rayman

Boris Bergman

as Monsieur Rayman

Léopold Szabatura

as Simon Rayman

Ariane Ascaride

as Madame Elek

Garance Mazureck

as Marthe Elek

Yann Loubatière

as Bola Elek

George Babluani

as Patriciu

Miguel Ferreira

as Celestino Alfonso

Esteban Carvajal-Alegria

as Narek Tavkorian

Ivan Franěk

as Narek Tavkorian

Jürgen Genuit

as Raffenbach

Simon Frenay

as Lycéen

Lucas Belvaux

as Joseph Epstein

Serge Avédikian

as Micha Aznavourian

Quentin Thébault

as Crieurs de journaux