The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

8.5
20241h 2m

The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.

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Cast

Photo of Anne Sinclair

Anne Sinclair

Self - Journalist

Photo of Samuel Blumenfeld

Samuel Blumenfeld

Self - Historian

Photo of Sylvie Lindeperg

Sylvie Lindeperg

Self - Historian

Photo of Marcel Ophüls

Marcel Ophüls

Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

Photo of André Gazut

André Gazut

Self - Director of Photography

Photo of Pascal Ory

Pascal Ory

Self - Historian

Photo of Laurent Joly

Laurent Joly

Self - Historian

Photo of Simone Veil

Simone Veil

Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate

Photo of Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive footage) - President of the French Republic

Photo of Michel Ciment

Michel Ciment

Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic

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