Army of Shadows (L'Armée des Ombres)

1969
France
143 min
15

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast: Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Jean-Pierre Cassel.

A resistance fighter is captured in Vichy France and, while in a prison camp, tries to track down the informer who betrayed his group. Melville uses his own experience as a member of the 'maquis' to build a tribute to the French Resistance that is truthful and tragic.