A mild-mannered school-teacher in a Nazi-occupied town during W.W.II finds himself being torn between collaboration and resistance.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Charles Laughton | ... | Albert Lory | |
| Maureen O'Hara | ... | Louise Martin | |
| George Sanders | ... | George Lambert | |
| Walter Slezak | ... | Major Erich von Keller | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Paul Martin | |
| Una O'Connor | ... | Mrs. Emma Lory | |
| Philip Merivale | ... | Professor Sorel | |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Mayor Henry Manville | |
| George Coulouris | ... | Prosecutor | |
| Nancy Gates | ... | Julie Grant | |
| Ivan F. Simpson | ... | Judge (as Ivan Simpson) | |
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John Donat | ... | Edmund Lorraine |
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Albert Lory is a teacher at a school in German-occupied France. He is a coward, but he is drawn into the actions of the resistance. Arrested by the Germans because of an alleged murder, a German officer promises him freedom, if he is willing to collaborate against French resistance (by discontinuing his defense speech, which is arousing the citizens in court). Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
7 May 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Esta tierra es mía See more »Filming Locations:
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Professor Sorel: By your order, Mr Mayor? Or, by order of the enemy?
Mayor Henry Manville: ...Voltaire. Plato. "The Republic." My dear friend, we have to be careful about that word: Republic.
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Music by Friedrich Silcher (1838)
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After the initial credits, there is a notation "Somewhere in Europe ...". All the signs and notices are in English so there is no specific country identified this way. The film could be set in Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Norway or any of the other occupied territories. However, when Professor Sorel, Louise Martin and Albert Lory examine the school textbooks for what must be removed, all the references are to French history and literature, squarely placing the film in France. See more »Quotes
Mayor Henry Manville: These books must be burned, Professor Sorel.Professor Sorel: By your order, Mr Mayor? Or, by order of the enemy?
Mayor Henry Manville: ...Voltaire. Plato. "The Republic." My dear friend, we have to be careful about that word: Republic.
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Laughton is magnificent as the apolitical teacher who finds he must take a stand in Nazi-occupied France. The supporting cast is also terrific and the direction is outstanding. This is a movie that works on many levels. Laughton finds that not resisting in Nazi-occupied France is a worse faith than death.