Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly are the heroes, Peter Lorre a suitably wicked Nazi and Hume Cronyn is an informant in this powerful and inspirational WWII POW drama., The time is World War II. A group of disillusioned French soldiers are approached by Nazi troops and promised safe passage to their homeland. The Frenchmen willingly surrender, only to discover that their next destination is a German concentration camp located near a Gallic village. The anticipated escape attempt results in an uprising from the French villagers–hence the film’s title, which refers to the emblem of the Free-French underground. Cross of Lorraine compensates for its Hollywood’s-eye view of France (no more realistic than the Paris of the Ernst Lubitsch musicals) with some remarkably graphic sequences showing the extent of German brutality. The melting-pot cast includes Frenchman Jean-Pierre Aumont as a patriot, Hungarian Peter Lorre as a hateful Nazi, American Gene Kelly as a cynical victim of German torture, and Canadian Hume Cronyn as the traditionally rodent-like informer., Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly are the heroes, Peter Lorre a suitably wicked Nazi and Hume Cronyn an informant in this powerful and inspirational WWII POW drama, which tracks the build up to, and aftermath of, a daring escape plan., Allied POWs in Occupied France fight to survive torture and loss of faith in The Cross of Lorraine starring Gene Kelly., Tay Garnett’s war drama was intended to remind the Americans of the sacrifices the French had made in their struggle against the Nazis. Set in a French PoW camp, it stars Gene Kelly in one of his earliest film roles as the firebrand Victor; Jean-Pierre Aumont as Pierre, a lawyer who devises an escape plan; Cecil Hardwicke as Father Sebastian; and Hume Cronyn as the collaborationist Duval. Peter Lorre plays the sadistic Sergeant Berger, ironic given he fled Germany when the Nazis came to power., Propaganda about the cruelties suffered by French soldiers who submitted to Nazi armistice promises. Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Francois: Richard Whorf. Rodriguez: Joseph Calleia. Duval: Hume Cronyn. Berger: Peter Lorre. Bruhl: Tonio Selwart. Directed by Tay Garnett., Powerful war-time drama starring Jean-pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly as French prisoners-of-war who adopt different methods to cope with life in a German prison camp, although both have escape on their minds. Co-starring Peter Lorre as a sadistic Nazi officer.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Cross of Lorraine ” ?
A: The main cast includes Jean-Pierre Aumont,Gene Kelly,Cedric Hardwicke,Richard Whorf,Joseph Calleia,Peter Lorre,Hume Cronyn,Billy Roy,Tonio Selwart,Jack Lambert,Wallace Ford,Donald Curtis,Jack Edwards Jr.,Dick Ryan,Richard Ryen,Frederick Giermann,Felix Basch,Emma Dunn,Edwin B. Willis,Robert Hardy Andrews,Cedric Gibbons,Dan Milner,Alexander Esway,Ring Lardner Jr.,Sidney Wagner,Jack Dawn,Gile Steele,Robert D. Andrews,Michael Kanin,Daniel B. Cathcart,Warren Newcombe.
Q: When Did the “The Cross of Lorraine” Released?
A: The Movie “The Cross of Lorraine” originally aired on and released in the year of 1943.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Cross of Lorraine” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Cross of Lorraine” ?
A: “The Cross of Lorraine” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
