The Sorrow and the Pity
Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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4h 20m
Directed by Marcel Ophuls • Documentary • 1972 • France, Switzerland, Germany • French with English subtitles
Featuring Pierre Mendes France, Sir Anthony Eden, Christian de la Maziere
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, "The Sorrow and The Pity" has been acclaimed as one of the most moving and influential films of all time. A triumph of humanist filmmaking, it is considered one of the most valuable achievements in the history of cinema and an epic account of France under the occupation of the Nazi regime during World War II.
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