Women and War (1961)

In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.

Cast (17)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Bernard Blier

le docteur Leproux, maire du village

Lucile Saint-Simon

Catherine Leproux, la fille du maire

L

Lutz Gabor

le major allemand

Daniel Sorano

le Toulousain, un résistant

Anne Doat

Dany, une résistante

Béatrice Bretty

Germaine, la bonne du maire

Henri Virlogeux

le garde-champêtre

Paulette Dubost

la veuve

C

Catherine Le Couey

Mme Gaspard, l'épicière

Jacques Marin

M. Gaspard, l'épicier

Jacques Chabassol

un résistant

G

Guy Dakar

un officier de la 2e D.B

C

Christian Melsen

un allemand

J

Jean Filliez

un allemand

Jean Sylvère

le blessé mécontent

Michel Garland

l'aviateur anglais

Pierre Barouh

le résistant poète

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