The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

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                                        The Sorrow and the Pity
                                    
1969 · PG · 1 season · 2 episodes

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Regular Cast

Marcel OphülsHimself - Interviewer(2 episodes)

André HarrisSelf - Interviewer(2 episodes)

Plot

From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution. Part one, 'The Collapse,' includes an extended interview with Pierre Mendès-France, jailed for anti-Vichy action and later France's Prime Minister. At the heart of part two, 'The Choice,' is an interview with Christian de la Mazière, one of 7,000 French youth to fight on the eastern front wearing German uniforms.

Director:Marcel Ophüls

Writers:Marcel Ophüls, André Harris

Producers:André Harris, Alain de Sedouy, Pablo Chernov

Genres:Documentary History War

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NDR

Télévision Rencontre

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#1 The Collapse
When France is defeated by Germany in 1940, certain political factions decide to support the creation of the Vichy regime, headed by Marshal Pétain, while resistance against the invaders emerges.
Release: 1969-09-18Grade
#2 The Choice
The different French political factions decide either to resist more openly or to collaborate with the Nazis.
Release: 1969-09-21Grade

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