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June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks perpetrated by the resistance, the inhabitants who listen to English radio are rounded up by the Germans in a prison and considered as hostages. In one of the cells are found men from all walks of life: an aristocrat, the Viscount of Saint-Leu, Doctor Noblet, a resistance fighter, Béquille the wanderer with a wooden leg, and a strange character nicknamed "Black Market". The latter arouses mistrust among the prisoners, because it could well have been introduced by the enemy.Read moreLess
June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks perpetrated by the resistance, the inhabitants who listen to English radio are rounded up by the Germans in a prison and considered as hostages. In one of the cells are found men from all walks of life: an aristocrat, the Viscount of Saint-Leu, Doctor Noblet, a resistance fighter, Béquille the wanderer with a wooden leg, and a strange character nicknamed "Black Market". The latter arouses mistrust among the prisoners, because it could well have been introduced by the enemy.
The story
June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks perpetrated by the resistance, the inhabitants who listen to English radio are rounded up by the Germans in a prison and considered as hostages. In one of the cells are found men from all walks of life: an aristocrat, the Viscount of Saint-Leu, Doctor Noblet, a resistance fighter, Béquille the wanderer with a wooden leg, and a strange character nicknamed "Black Market". The latter arouses mistrust among the prisoners, because it could well have been introduced by the enemy.
Cast & crew
Raymond PellegrinPierre, the pharmacist's son
Louis SeignerDoctor Noblet
Pierre Larquey'Béquille'
Nadine AlariAlice Noblet
Roland ArmontelMuscat
Pierre BrasseurJean-César Morin
Jean BrochardMichaud
André CarnègeGerman chaplain
Jacques CharonCount Jacques de Saint-Leu
Paul DemangeAndré Morget
Yves DeniaudRobert DetailleExplore the crew
- Director
- Henri Calef
- Writer
- Charles Spaak
- Writer
- Claude Heymann
- Director of Photography
- Claude Renoir
- Editor
- Madeleine Bagiau