The Damned (1947)
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- 1h 45min
- Adventure, Drama
- 19 Sep 1947 (France)
- Movie
In the last days of World War II, a group of Nazis and their sympathizers try to escape from reckoning using a submarine.
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| Marcel Dalio | ... |
Larga
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| Henri Vidal | ... |
Le docteur Guilbert
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| Florence Marly | ... |
Hilde Garosi
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| Fosco Giachetti | ... |
Garosi
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| Paul Bernard | ... |
Couturier - le journaliste
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Jo Dest | ... |
Forster
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| Michel Auclair | ... |
Willy Morus
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Anne Campion | ... |
Ingrid Ericksen
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Andreas von Halberstadt | ... |
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Jean Didier | ... |
Le commandant du sous-marin / The Captain
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Lucien Hector | ... |
Ericksen
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Jean Lozach | ... |
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Karl Münch | ... |
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Georges Niemann |
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Pierre Fuchs | ... |
Bit Part
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Max Herman |
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| Claude Vernier |
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Carrère | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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| Jeanne Herviale | ... |
La bonne du docteur (uncredited)
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Kurt Kronefeld | ... |
Le général Von Hauser (uncredited)
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| Thierry Michel | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Paul Sabas | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Directed by
| René Clément | ||
Written by
| Victor Alexandrov | ... | (story) |
| René Clément | ... | (adaptation) |
| Jacques Companéez | ... | (story) |
| Henri Jeanson | ... | (dialogue) |
| Jacques Rémy | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| André Paulvé | ... | producer |
| Michel Safra | ... | producer |
| Paul Wagner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Yves Baudrier | ||
Cinematography by
| Henri Alekan | ||
Editing by
| Roger Dwyre | ||
Production Design by
| Paul Bertrand | ||
Makeup Department
| Paul Clavel | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Pierre Sabas | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pierre Chevalier | ... | first assistant director |
| Claude Clément | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Joseph de Bretagne | ... | sound |
| Robert Teisseire | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Henri Tiquet | ... | camera operator |
| Robert Tomatis | ... | still photographer |
Additional Crew
| Charles Clement | ... | subtitler: USA - original release |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Ciné Sélection (1947) (France) (theatrical) (35 and 16 mm)
- DisCina International (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1948) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Inter-State Films Ltd. (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Oefram Filmgesellschaft (1948) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Continental (1949) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Gaumont (France) (theatrical)
- Nederland Film (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- 2ème chaîne ORTF (1967) (France) (tv)
- Gaumont (2010) (France) (DVD)
- IVC (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Media Target Distribution (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- NHK BS Premium (2011) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
- René Chateau Video (1995) (France) (VHS)
- René Chateau Video (1998) (France) (VHS) (Collection: Mémoire du Cinéma français)
- Télédis (World-wide)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2023) (Finland) (tv) (and Internet)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Oslo on April 19th 1945, in the Third Reich's last days, a group of Nazis and sympathizers (a Wehrmacht general, an SS commander, his "assistant," an Italian industrialist and his wife who is also the general's lover, and a French collaborator) board a submarine that will take them to South America, where they hope to find refuge. While they sail in the Bay of Biscay, off the shores of the liberated French port of Royan, they manage to kidnap a French doctor to have him look after a wounded passenger. Dr. Gilbert will be forced to share the restricted space of the submarine with the fugitives. The atmosphere soon becomes unbreathable. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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| Taglines | Adventure-Paced Sea Thriller! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The character of Forster is referred in the film to as 'Obergruppenführer'. That means he is in the SS leadership (equivalent to a 3-star general in the army). This naturally explains why the army general on board cannot simply pull rank on him and why the majority of the crew is willing to obey his commands over those of the other officers. Most reviews erroneously describe him as either Gestapo (whose head would be at least one rank below that) or high (civilian) Nazi party official (who would not be referred to by rank). See more » |
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Le commandant du sous-marin:
Their papers are good, but their identities are false. See more » |