Line of Demarcation

Line of Demarcation

120 mins | Drama, War, History | May 25, 1966

Line of Demarcation. is a 1966 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is La Ligne de démarcation. It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre (Ronet), is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary (Seberg) supports the resistance movement and is willing to risk her life for it. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.

Line of Demarcation

120 mins | Drama, War, History | May 25, 1966

Line of Demarcation
Line of Demarcation. is a 1966 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is La Ligne de démarcation. It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre (Ronet), is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary (Seberg) supports the resistance movement and is willing to risk her life for it. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers
Original title La Ligne de démarcation
Directors Annie Maurel, Claude Chabrol
Writers Colonel Rémy, Claude Chabrol

Cast

Jean Seberg

as Mary de Damville

Maurice Ronet

as Pierre, comte de Damville

Daniel Gélin

as Doctor Jacques Lafaye

Reinhard Kolldehoff

as le Major von Pritsch

Mario David

as Urbain

Jean Yanne

as M. Tricot

Jacques Perrin

as Michel

Claude Léveillée

as Duncan Presgrave

Stéphane Audran

as La femme du Dr. Lafaye / Wife

Jean-Louis Maury

as Gestapo Agent

Paul Gégauff

as Gestapo Agent

Pierre Gualdi

as le curé du village

Roger Dumas

as Chéti, le passeur

Noël Roquevert

as Eugène Ménétru

Serge Bento

as Le coiffeur

René Havard

as Loiseau, interprète pour les Allemands

Rudy Lenoir

as Le douanier allemand

Henri Attal

as Gendarme

Dominique Zardi

as Soldat allemand

Claude Berri

as Chef de famille juif