The Line of demarcation

the Line of demarcation is a film of Claude Chabrol left in 1966.

Synopsis

During the Second world war, under the German occupation, the line of demarcation crosses into two a village of the Jura. An officer of the French Army, Pierre, Count de Damville, is held prisoner by the Germans. He is released and its castle is used by the occupant like sits of local Kommandantur. Pierre is constrained to collaborate with the Germans. What refuses his wife courageously, Mary, which joined the rows of Resistance. In the village, Gestapo intervenes to seek " dangerous terroristes". Many inhabitants (whose certain notable) the members protect from Resistance. Mary will be suspected then stopped by Gestapo. Pierre can nothing make to save it. He will then sacrifice his life to facilitate the passage of the line of demarcation by resistant, hidden in a coffin.

Data sheet

Scenario: Colonel Rémy and Claude Chabrol
Dialog: Claude Chabrol
Images in black and white of Jean Rabier
Music: Pierre Jansen
Sound: Guy Chichignoud
Decorations: Guy Littaye
Costumes: Dolly Cousteau
Scripte: Annie Maurel
Assembly: Strong Jacques
Production: Rome-Paris-films (G. of Beauregard), Directing SNC
of production: Rene Dumoulin
Distribution: CCFC
Lasted: 115 minutes
Kind: Dramatic comedy
First presentation the 5/25/1966

Interpretation

Maurice Ronet, Pierre, Count de Damville
Jean Seberg, Mary de Damville
Daniel Gélin, Doctor Lafarge
Stephan Audran, Mrs Lafaye
Jean Yanne, Mr. Tricot, the teacher
Jacques Perrin, Michel
No5el Roquevert, Eugene Ménetru, the owner of the bar
Roger Dumas, Chéti
Claude Berri, Claude, the chief of the Jewish family
Reinherdt Kolldehoff, the Major von Pritsch
Jean-Louis Maury, an agent of Gestapo
Paul Gégauff, an agent of Gestapo
Mario David, Urbain, the gamekeeper
Serge Bento, the hairdresser
Dominique Zardi, a German soldier
Henri Attal, a gendarme
Claude Leveillée, major Presgrave the English
Rene Havard, Loiseau
Pierre Gualdi, the priest of the village
Rudy Lenoir, a German customs officer
Gilbert Servien, the carpenter
Jean-Louis Goff, Tavier
Sylvain Joubert
L.Palys, a peasant
Bill Curran, the American aviator
David O' Brien, the Scottish aviator
G.Bucchini, the woman of Urbain
Michel Dacquin, a German officer
J.Gerster, a German soldier
Jean-Marie Arnoux, Gabriel
G.Outrey, a patriot
G.Kern, a patriot

See too

the future realizer Claude Zidi was assistant camera on the turning of film.
Places of turning: in the the Jura, with Belmont, Chissey, Pares and Port-Lesney.

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