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Lacombe, Lucien

Movie
Audience Score
70
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NR 2 hr 18 minWar, Drama
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
StarringPierre BlaiseAurore ClémentHolger Löwenadler
DirectorLouis Malle
WritersLouis MallePatrick Modiano

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:Hallelujah-Film GmbH, Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF), Vides Cinematografica
Movie Tags:
war crimeschildren in wartimemaquisfrench gestapo