In the Heart of the Thunderstorm
This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.
Cast
Jean Chevrier
Narrator (voice)
Jean Daurand
Narrator (voice)
Christiane Sertilange
Narrator (voice)
Hubner
Narrator (voice)
Kroneger
Narrator (voice)
Schiray
Narrator (voice)
Franck Bauer
Self (archive footage)
Abel Bonnard
Self (archive footage)
Genevieve Brissaut
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Doriot
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Duchesne
Self (archive footage)
Marcel Déat
Self (archive footage)
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