The sorrow and the pity : chronicle of a French city under the Occupation = La chagrin et la piti©Øe : chronique d'une ville fran©ʻcaise sous l'occupation Cover Image

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The sorrow and the pity : chronicle of a French city under the Occupation = La chagrin et la piti©Øe : chronique d'une ville fran©ʻcaise sous l'occupation / Productions T©Øel©Øevision Rencontre S.A. ; director, Marcel Ophuls ; producers, Andr©Øe Harris, Alain de Sedouy.

Oph©·uls, Marcel. (Added Author). Harris, Andr©Øe, 1933- (Added Author). S©Øedouy, Alain de, 1929- (Added Author). Mend©Łes France, Pierre, 1907-1982 (Added Author). Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977 (Added Author). L©Øevy, Claude. (Added Author). Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972 (Added Author). T©Øel©Øevision rencontre. (Added Author). Milestone Film & Video. (Added Author). Image Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Through interviews with participants and newsreel footage, examines the occupation of France by the Germans during World War II as it occurred in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. Concentrates on the themes of collaboration and resistance.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (251 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Harrington Park, N.J.] : Milestone Film & Video, 2000.
Distributor: Chatsworth, CA : Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment
Copyright: ©1969

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Videodisc release of the 1969 motion picture. On container: "Woody Allen presents."
Formatted Contents Note:	Part 1. The collapse -- part 2. The choice.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Andr©Øe Gazut, J©·urgen Thieme.
Participant or Performer Note:	Featuring Pierre Mend©Łes-France, Sir Anthony Eden, Claude Levy, Denis Rake, Alexis and Louis Grave and Maurice Chevalier.
System Details Note:	DVD ; Dolby digital ; mono.
Language Note:	French with English subtitles.