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Title:
Army of shadows [DVD video] = L'armée des ombres
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Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2020]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
ISBN:
9781681436913
Abstract:
Follows a group of French resistance fighters during World War II as they face capture, escape, and a traitor.
General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Joseph Kessel.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
Essay by critic Amy Taubin in container.
Features: audio commentary from 2006 featuring film scholar Ginette Vincendeau; interviews from 2007 with Lhomme and editor Françoise Bonnot; on-set footage and excerpts from archival interviews with director Jean-Pierre Melville, cast members, author Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters; Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" (2005), a short program on the director and his film; Le journal de la Résistance (1944), a rare short documentary shot on the front lines during the final days of the German occupation of France; restoration demonstration by Lhomme; trailers.
Performers:
Lino Ventura (Philippe Gerbier), Paul Meurisse (Luc Jardie), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Jean-François Jardie), Simone Signoret (Mathilde), Claude Mann (Claude 'Le Masque'), Paul Crauchet (Félix), Christian Barbier ('Le Bison'), Serge Reggiani, André Dewavrin, Alain Dekok, Alain Mottet, Alain Libolt, Jean-Marie Robain, Albert Michel, Denis Sadier, Georges Sellier, Marco Perrin, Hubert de Lapparent, Colin Mann, Anthony Stuart, Michel Fretault.
Technical Details:
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 1.0 Dolby Digital mono., 2.0 Dolby Digital stereo; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1; enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new high-definition digital transfer.
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Language:
French
Additional Language:
In French with optional subtitles in English.
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Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated. No CHV rating available.
