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Army of Shadows
Army of Shadows
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1969
2h 25m
7.9(747 votes)
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Overview

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.

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29 members
Acting

Lino Ventura

Philippe Gerbier

Lino Ventura
Acting

Paul Meurisse

Luc Jardie

Paul Meurisse
Acting

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-François Jardie

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Acting

Simone Signoret

Mathilde

Simone Signoret
Acting

Claude Mann

Claude Ullman / Le Masque

Claude Mann
Acting

Paul Crauchet

Félix Lepercq

Paul Crauchet
Acting

Christian Barbier

Guillaume Vermesch / Le Bison

Christian Barbier
Acting

Alain Dekok

Legrain

Alain Dekok
Acting

Alain Libolt

Paul Dounat

Alain Libolt
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Jean-Marie Robain

Baron de La Ferté-Talloires

Jean-Marie Robain
Acting

Albert Michel

Gendarme

Albert Michel
Acting

Georges Sellier

Colonel Jarret du Plessis

Georges Sellier
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Marco Perrin

Octave Bonnafous

Marco Perrin
Acting

Hubert de Lapparent

Aubert

Hubert de Lapparent
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Jeanne Pérez

Marie

Jeanne Pérez
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Alain Mottet

Le Commandant du Camp

Alain Mottet
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Denis Sadier

Docteur de la Prison de la Gestapo

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Serge Reggiani

Le barbier

Serge Reggiani
Acting

Colin Mann

Dispatcher

No Image
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Anthony Stuart

Royal Air Force Major

No Image
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Gérard-Antoine Huart

Prisonnier

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Percival Russel

Soldat allemand

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Michel Dacquin

Un condamné

Michel Dacquin
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Jacques Marbeuf

Officier allemand

Jacques Marbeuf
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Marcel Bernier

Customs Adjutant

Marcel Bernier
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Gaston Meunier

Contrôleur des bagages

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Pierre Vaudier

Unknown Role

Pierre Vaudier
Acting

Nathalie Delon

L'ami de Jean-François (non-crédité)

Nathalie Delon
Acting

Jacques Léonard

Prisonnier du camp d'internement (non-crédité)

Jacques Léonard

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