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Director:
Louis Malle
Writers:
Louis Malle
Luis Clos (collaborating writer)
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Release Date:
29 September 1974 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | War See more »
Plot:
A small town in the south-west of France, summer of 1944. Having failed to join the resistance, the 18 year old Lucien Lacombe... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Philip French OBE, Observer writer of 50 years and film critic extraordinaire
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 29 December 2012, 4:04 PM, PST)
Hadewijch – review
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 18 February 2012, 4:05 PM, PST)
‘Mon Oncle Antoine’ – Quebec Gold
 (From SoundOnSight. 14 July 2011, 8:57 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
The Banality of Evil See more (32 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
Pierre Blaise ... Lucien Lacombe

Aurore Clément ... France Horn
Holger Löwenadler ... Albert Horn, the tailor
Therese Giehse ... Bella Horn
Stéphane Bouy ... Jean-Bernard
Loumi Iacobesco ... Betty Beaulieu
René Bouloc ... Faure
Pierre Decazes ... Aubert
Jean Rougerie ... Tonin, the chief of police
Cécile Ricard ... Marie, the hotel maid
Jacqueline Staup ... Lucienne Chauvelot
Ave Ninchi ... Mme Georges
Pierre Saintons ... Hippolyte, the black collaborator
Gilberte Rivet ... mére de Lucien
Jacques Rispal ... M. Laborit, le propriétaire
Jean Bousquet ... Peyssac, the schoolteacher
Franz Rudnick
Jean-Louis Blum
Claude Marcan
Jean Maurat
Gabriel Cabessut
Mimi Juskiewenski
Albert Tillet
René Thauran
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mimi Juskienwenski
Jean Mourat
Roger Riffard
Walter Seldmayer
René Thouron
Philippe Henriot ... Himself (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Louis Malle 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Luis Clos  collaborating writer
Louis Malle 
Patrick Modiano 

Produced by
Louis Malle .... producer
Claude Nedjar .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli 
 
Film Editing by
Suzanne Baron 
 
Casting by
Catherine Vernoux 
 
Production Design by
Ghislain Uhry 
 
Set Decoration by
Henri Vergnes 
 
Costume Design by
Corinne Jorry 
 
Makeup Department
Thi-Loan Nguyen .... makeup artist (as Nguyen Thi Loan)
Janou Pottier .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Paul Maigret .... production manager
Jean-Pierre Pessoz .... unit manager trainee
Roland Thénot .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean-Pierre Dion .... assistant director
Marc Grunebaum .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Nara Kollery .... sound mixer
Jean-Claude Laureux .... sound engineer
Michel Vionnet .... boom operator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Barrau .... assistant camera
François Catonné .... assistant camera
Louis Gasperina .... chief electrician
André Thiéry .... key grip
Patrice Wyers .... camera operator
Pierre Zucca .... still photographer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeanine Fauvel .... wardrobe
Geneviève Tonnelier .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Reine Wekstein .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Stéphane Grappelli .... musician
 
Other crew
Sylvette Baudrot .... script supervisor
Simone Clément .... production secretary
Christian Ferry .... development
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Lacombe Lucien" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
138 min
Country:
France | West Germany | Italy
Language:
French | German | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:R | West Germany:16 (bw) | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Spain:18 | Portugal:M/12 | France:U
Filming Locations:
Arcambal, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, FranceSee more »
Company:
Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)See more »

Did You Know?

Quotes:
Lucien Lacombe:I don't like people talking down to me.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)See more »

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23 out of 27 people found the following review useful.
The Banality of Evil, 22 August 1998
Author: Varlaam from Toronto, Canada

Hannah Arendt's famous phrase sounds custom-made for this film. Young Lucien wants to join the French Resistance, but he's too immature. No problem, the Gestapo's hiring, and it can get so boring during wartime in a small, provincial town.

This film shocked France with its taboo subject of collaboration. They say that anyone can become a torturer. That is where this film's power lies -- Louis Malle lets us confront our heart of darkness. Devastating and unforgettable.

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