In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their… Read more
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Lacombe, Lucien
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Movie · Drama · War
1974 · 2h 18m · ★ 80% (17K)
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler
Overview
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Director
Louis Malle
Production
Hallelujah-Film GmbH, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Cast
Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler, Therese Giehse, Stéphane Bouy, Loumi Iacobesco, René Bouloc, Jean Rougerie, Pierre Decazes, Jacqueline Staup, Cécile Ricard, Ave Ninchi, Pierre Saintons, Jacques Rispal, Gilberte Rivet, Jean Bousquet, Franz Rudnick, Jean-Louis Blum, Claude Marcan, Jean Maurat