The Sorrow and the Pity
Original title: Le Chagrin et la Pitié
“Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation”
1969 · 4 h 11 min
Directed by 
Marcel Ophuls
Marcel OphulsCast
Helmut Tausend Marcel Verdier Alexis Grave Louis Grave Pierre Mendès France Emile Coulaudon
Credits
Written by: André Harris
Plot
A four-hour documentary on the French town of Clermont-Ferrand under German occupation, drawing on interviews with collaborators, resisters and ordinary people.
Sinekatalog’s take
A monumental, landmark documentary of memory.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (4,554 votes)
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