Army of Shadows (1969)
Original title: L'Armée des ombres
Army of Shadows is a 1969 French-language war movie directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, with a running time of 2h 25m. It stars Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Cassel.
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
Where to watch Army of Shadows
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Official site
Cast
- Lino Ventura as Philippe Gerbier
- Paul Meurisse as Luc Jardie
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Jean-François Jardie
- Simone Signoret as Mathilde
- Claude Mann as Claude Ullman / Le Masque
- Paul Crauchet as Félix Lepercq
- Christian Barbier as Guillaume Vermesch / Le Bison
- Alain Dekok as Legrain
- Alain Libolt as Paul Dounat
- Jean-Marie Robain as Baron de La Ferté-Talloires
- Albert Michel as Gendarme
- Georges Sellier as Colonel Jarret du Plessis
Similar movies
Explore Army of Shadows guides
Army of Shadows in our writing
- Companion guide: Resistance & the Underground
