Summaries

Five prisoners, a woman and four men, return to France after WW2. We follow their rocky road to life. It's a movie which consists of five different stories.

Five prisoners ,a woman and four men,return to France after WW2.We follow their rocky road to life.It's a movie which consists of five different stories.Aunt Anna comes back from a concentration camp but her family is more interested in her money; Antoine becomes a waiter in a place commandeered by an English all-female regiment.A wounded German takes refuge in Jean's boarding-house ,he used to be a torturer.Louis,back from war,is feted but his wife has run away with a resistant fighter.René is welcomed by the mayor on the railway station platform ; but he's married to a German woman.—dbdumonteil

Details

Keywords
  • directed by several directors
  • portmanteau film
  • anthology film
  • omnibus film
  • collection of short films
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Sep 13, 1949
Countries of origin France
Official sites TF1
Language English German French
Production companies Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld Les Films Marceau

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 2h
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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