The Sorrow and the Pity

• 1. The Collapse

  122m

  When France is defeated by Germany in 1940, certain political factions decide to support the creation of the Vichy regime, headed by Marshal Pétain, while resistance against the invaders emerges.

• 2. The Choice

  128m

  The different French political factions decide either to resist more openly or to collaborate with the Nazis.

Cast

Marcel Ophüls

Self - Interviewer

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André Harris

Self - Interviewer

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Solange Azan

Self

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Georges Bidault

Self

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Matthäus Bleibinger

Self

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Charles Braun

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Maurice Buckmaster

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Emile Coulaudon

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Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie

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René de Chambrun

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Christian de la Mazière

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Jacques Duclos

Self