Trivia

When Charles Chaplin's Modern Times (1936) premiered, the original distribution company of À nous la liberté, Tobis, wanted to sue. Director René Clair refused to join such a suit, saying that he considered it a compliment if Charles Chaplin based his film on René Clair's, but the suit went ahead nevertheless. Tobis, sued United Artists and Charles Chaplin for plagiarism. The suit, with separate segments in France and in the US, went on for more than a decade, right through WWII. Charles Chaplin, at the request of his lawyers, finally settled, but never admitted to the charge. René Clair stayed aloof from the affair, and he and Charles Chaplin, whom he greatly admired, remained friends.

This was the first film not in English to receive an Oscar nomination (for Best Art Direction, Lazare Meerson). The Oscar went to Gordon Wiles for "Transatlantic."

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider.

Title translation: Freedom for Us.

This film has a 100% rating based on 19 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.