The Sorrow and the Pity

Name: The Sorrow and the Pity
Released: 1969-09-18
Rating: 7.647
Cast: Marcel Ophüls, André Harris, Solange Azan, Georges Bidault, Matthäus Bleibinger

7.6

September 18, 1969

1 Season • 2 Episodes

Ended

Documentary War & Politics

"Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation"

Overview

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

Created By

Marcel Ophüls

Cast

Marcel Ophüls

Self - Interviewer

André Harris

Self - Interviewer

Solange Azan

Self

Georges Bidault

Self

Episodes

1. The Collapse

September 18, 1969 • 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.

7.0