Terrorists in Retirement

Terrorists in Retirement

1985
1h 24m
8.9

8.9/10

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Documentary
Overview

Not just another documentary on the French resistance movement, this film focuses on one particular group of underground fighters in France: those from Eastern Europe. Many were Jews and all had fled their native countries before the war broke out. They were among the most staunch and fearless enemies of fascism, as shown here in personal interviews and memoirs of war-time experiences. But the most famous of these immigrants were 23 who were rounded up among several hundred Parisians in 1943, tried for their activities, and executed -- all were immigrants under the leadership of the Armenian poet Manouchian. After their execution, Paris was papered with posters decrying these 23 martyrs as "foreign communists."

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
La Cécilia Copra Films Antenne 2
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

world war ii interview french resistance german occupation of france resistance fighter anti-nazi resistance emigrant family legacy jews history and legacy documentary jews in hiding emigrantes emigrate historical documentary

Quick Facts

Original Title Des terroristes à la retraite
Release Date July 26, 1985
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0264525

Cast

Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret

Narrator (voice)

Gérard Desarthe
Gérard Desarthe

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Mosco Boucault
Writer
Evelyne July
Executive Producer
Mosco Boucault
Director