The most personal film by the underworld poet Jean-Pierre Melville, who had participated in the French Resistance himself, this tragic masterpiece, based on a novel by Joseph Kessel, recounts the struggles and sacrifices of those who fought in the Resistance. Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret star as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their conception of honor in their battle against Hitler's regime. Long underappreciated in France and unseen in the United States, the atmospheric and gripping thriller Army of Shadows is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville's career, channeling the exquisite minimalism of his gangster films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

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Director	Jean-Pierre Melville
Actor	Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Lino Ventura, Claude Mann
Label	CRITERION

Genre	Drama
Content	Blu-ray
Publication date	07.04.2020
Edition	Criterion Collection
Audio	French (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles	English
Screen	16/9
Year of production	1969
Original title	L'armée des ombres
Version	US Version
Region code	A

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Customer reviews

L armée des ombres

Written on 14. October 2005 by Laurent.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Prenant, émouvant jusqu au bout,révélant une époque troublée peu connu de beaucoup de monde,avec un Lino ventura époustouflant,ainsi que toute la brochette d acteurs l entourant!!! A voir absolument.