L'armée Des Ombres
StudioCanal (1969)
Drama, War
In Collection
#435
0*
Seen ItYes
715515023726
IMDB   8.2
145 mins France/French
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Lino Ventura Philippe Gerbier
Paul Meurisse Luc Jardie
Jean-Pierre Cassel Jean François Jardie
Simone Signoret Mathilde
Claude Mann Claude Ullmann dit 'Le Masque'
Paul Crauchet Felix Lepercq
Christian Barbier Guillaume Vermersch dit 'Le Bison'
Serge Reggiani The hairdresser
André Dewavrin Colonel Passy
Alain Dekok Legrain
Alain Mottet Commander of the camp
Alain Libolt Paul Dounat
Jean-Marie Robain Baron de Ferte Talloire
Albert Michel Gendarm
Denis Sadier Gestapo's doctor
Director Jean-Pierre Melville
Producer Jacques Dorfmann
Dante J. Pugliese
Writer Jean-Pierre Melville
Joseph Kessel
Cinematography Pierre Lhomme
Walter Wottitz
Musician Éric Demarsan


Atmospheric and gripping, Army of Shadows is Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece about the French Resistance underground fighters who must grapple with their own brand of honor in their battle against Hitler’s regime.
Edition Details
Edition Criterion Collection
Distributor Criterion
Release Date 5/15/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9)
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital 4.0 [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 01 Audio commentary by film historian Ginette Vincendeau New interviews with Lhomme and editor Francoise Bonnot Archival video excerpts, including on-set footage and interviews with Melville, cast members, writer Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters Jean-Pierre Melville et "L'Armee des ombres (2005), a short program on the director and his film Le journal de la Resistance (1944), a rare short documentary shot on the front lines of the final days of German-occupied France PLUS: a booklet featuring critic Amy Taubin, historian Robert O. Paxton, and excerpts from Rui Nogueira's Melville On Melville