Directed by:
Robert WiseScreenplay:
Peter RuricCinematography:
Harry J. WildComposer:
Werner R. HeymannCast:
Simone Simon, John Emery, Alan Napier, Jason Robards Sr., Norma Varden, Fay Helm, Lillian Bronson, Frank Mayo, Charles Waldron, Kurt Kreuger, Marc Cramer (more)Plots(1)
One of producer Val Lewton’s rare forays outside the horror genre, this Robert Wise-directed film uses two Maupassant stories to create an allegory of Nazi-occupied France. (MUBI)
Cast
Simone Simon
France
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John Emery
USA
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Alan Napier
UK
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Jason Robards Sr.
USA
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Norma Varden
UK
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Fay Helm
USA
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Lillian Bronson
USA
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Frank Mayo
USA
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Charles Waldron
USA
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Kurt Kreuger
German Empire
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Marc Cramer
USA
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Max Willenz
Austria-Hungary
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Paul Marion
USA
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Victor Cutler
USA
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Edmund Glover
Canada
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USA
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