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A mild-mannered school teacher in a Nazi-occupied town during WWII finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.A mild-mannered school teacher in a Nazi-occupied town during WWII finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.A mild-mannered school teacher in a Nazi-occupied town during WWII finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total
Ivan F. Simpson
- Judge
- (as Ivan Simpson)
Philip Ahlm
- German Second Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Frank Alten
- Captain Schwartz
- (uncredited)
Louis V. Arco
- German Sergeant
- (uncredited)
John Banner
- German Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Joan Barclay
- Young Woman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Dudley Nichols
- Jean Renoir(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe singing of "Die Lorelei" by the German soldiers was a subtle dig at the anti-semitic regime of the Nazis, since the words were written by banned Jewish poet Heinrich Heine. Many of his books, considered "un-German," were burned in the book-burning episode at Opernplatz, Berlin, Germany, on 10 May 1933. However, his works were so popular that they were still published, but "author unknown" was the listed writer. In his 1821 play "Almansor," Heine also prophetically wrote "Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen" ("Where they burned books, they will in the end burn people").
- GoofsWhen Paul Martin is trying to escape by jumping from car to car in the rail-yard, one of the parked box cars to the side clearly has the Great Northern logo. Whilst Great Northern was a large operation, its rails didn't reach to Nazi-occupied Europe.
- Quotes
Albert Lory: The truth can't be allowed to live under the occupation. It's too dangerous. The occupation lives upon lies! As the whole evil world they call the New Order does.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: "Somewhere in Europe--"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinema: Alguns Cortes - Censura II (2014)
- SoundtracksDie Lorelei
(1838) (uncredited)
Music by Friedrich Silcher (1838)
Poem by Heinrich Heine (1823)
Played on accordion by Kent Smith and sung by the German soldiers
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A wonderful piece of propaganda
In an interview with Cahiers du Cinema in the 1950s, Renoir reluctantly referred to this film as "my own propaganda." Early Hollywood depictions of the french had portrayed them as unscrupulous collaborators. (That includes Casablanca). Renoir, who was in France when it fell, was justified to feel this was an unfair portrayal. This Land is Mine was his way of showing America what it was like to be a conquered country. Each character becomes an icon of every section of French society. It's not trademark 'Renoir' and he admits it. Because it was so important to make sure the film found its audience, he says he "took less risks"
The mission worked. The film was a success and attitudes towards the French changed... two other Warner Bros films, also starring Bogart, made after Casablanca (and more importantly This Land is Mine), portray the French as heros and patriots with a just cause.
Brilliant acting, brilliant script, brilliant propaganda!
The mission worked. The film was a success and attitudes towards the French changed... two other Warner Bros films, also starring Bogart, made after Casablanca (and more importantly This Land is Mine), portray the French as heros and patriots with a just cause.
Brilliant acting, brilliant script, brilliant propaganda!
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- Mar 18, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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