Summaries

An impossible love between a French resistant fighter and a German officer's wife during WW2.

WW2,in occupied Brittany:a military German woman comes to visit her husband ,a Kommandatur officer .She is billeted on a local inhabitant ,a widow ,whose son is part of the resistance fighters .What will happen next? French resistant Charles and German Erika fall in love with each other ,but their affair is already doomed ,and they will share one single night together while the Germans are enjoying a Christmas Réveillon at the German military command.—dbdumonteil

Details

Keywords
  • love
  • based on novel
  • wife
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Aug 2, 1960
Countries of origin Italy France
Language French
Filming locations Ancienne gare de Douarnenez-Tréboul, Douarnenez, Finistère, France
Production companies Da.Ma. Cinematografica Hoche Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 35m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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