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When Nazi troops seize his town, timid schoolmaster Albert Lory (Charles Laughton) submits to his new masters, although he cannot help but be inspired by the defiance of many of his fellow citizens.
Then Albert is hauled before a tribunal, falsely accused of murder. Standing alone against the power of the Third Reich, this seemingly weak man then reveals an invincible soul.
Three of cinema’s most acclaimed talents – Laughton, director Jean Renoir (Grand Illusion) and screenwriter Dudley Nichols (Stagecoach) – unite for this moving portrait of the heroism of everyday men and women.
The stellar cast includes Maureen O’Hara (Laughton’s protégée and his The Hunchback of Notre Dame co-star) as the colleague he secretly loves, George Sanders as a covert collaborator, and Walter Slezak as a wily Nazi officer who holds Albert’s fate in his hands. “A courageous film…a story cleanly and maturely told” (Bosley Crowther, The New York Times).
Original Release
05/07/1943
US Release
05/07/1943
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Laughton | Albert Lory |
Maureen O'Hara | Louise Martin |
George Sanders | George Lambert |
Walter Slezak | Major Erich von Keller |
Kent Smith | Paul Martin |
Una O'Connor | Mrs. Emma Lory / Emma Lory |
Philip Merivale | Professor Sorel |
Thurston Hall | Mayor Henry Manville |
George Coulouris | Prosecutor |
Nancy Gates | Julie Grant |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Laughton | Albert Lory |
Maureen O'Hara | Louise Martin |
George Sanders | George Lambert |
Walter Slezak | Major Erich von Keller |
Kent Smith | Paul Martin |
Una O'Connor | Mrs. Emma Lory / Emma Lory |
Philip Merivale | Professor Sorel |
Thurston Hall | Mayor Henry Manville |
George Coulouris | Prosecutor |
Nancy Gates | Julie Grant |
Ivan F. Simpson | Judge |
John Donat | Edmund Lorraine |
Philip Ahlm | German Second Lieutenant |
Frank Alten | Captain Schwartz |
Louis V. Arco | German Sergeant |
John Banner | German Sergeant |
Joan Barclay | Young Woman |
Trevor Bardette | Courtroom Guard Who Brings Albert's Notes |
Linda Bieber | Emily |
Tommy Bond | Pug-nosed School Bully |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dudley Nichols | Producer |
Jean Renoir | Producer |
Eugene Lourie | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1944 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Won |