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The Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity

Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation

19697.61 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

Produced by Alain de Sedouy, André Harris
NetworksDas Erste

Top Cast

Marcel Ophüls

Marcel Ophüls

Self - Interviewer

A

André Harris

Self - Interviewer

S

Solange Azan

Self

G

Georges Bidault

Self

M

Matthäus Bleibinger

Self

C

Charles Braun

Self

M

Maurice Buckmaster

Self

E

Emile Coulaudon

Self

E

Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie

Self

R

René de Chambrun

Self

Themes & Keywords

vichy regimeworld war iinazi collaborationismnazi occupationoccupied france (1940-44)political documentaryfrench historywar documentaryhistorical war

About The Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 1969 exploring themes of vichy regime, world war ii, nazi collaborationism, nazi occupation, occupied france (1940-44), political documentary. it stars Marcel Ophüls, André Harris, Solange Azan. An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

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