Overview

In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.

Details

Genres

Drama, War

Language

FR

Release Date

1974-01-30

Runtime

138 min

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Cast

Pierre Blaise

Aurore Clément

Holger Löwenadler

Therese Giehse

Stéphane Bouy

Loumi Iacobesco

René Bouloc

Jean Rougerie

Pierre Decazes

Jacqueline Staup