Aventure Malgache

The story

Backstage before a performance, a French actor recalls his time in Madagascar during World War II, when he secretly ran a Resistance radio station under the watch of a collaborationist police chief. His story unfolds in flashback, revealing espionage, deception, and divided loyalties within the French ranks. Made for Britain’s Ministry of Information, this 1944 French-language propaganda short satirizes Vichy opportunism and wartime hypocrisy, and was shelved for decades before its release in 1993.

Cast & crew

Paul BonifasMichel

Paul Clarus

Paul ClarusPaul Clarus

Jean Dattas

Jean DattasMan behind Michel

Andre Frere

Andre FrerePierre

Guy Le Feuvre

Guy Le FeuvreGeneral

Paulette Preney

Paulette PreneyYvonne