De Vergeten Slag
Documentary about the Battle of the Scheldt.
In the Heart of the Thunderstorm
This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.
Top Billed Cast
Jean Chevrier Narrator (voice)
Jean Daurand Narrator (voice)
Christiane Sertilange Narrator (voice)
Hubner Narrator (voice)
Kroneger Narrator (voice)
Schiray Narrator (voice)
Franck Bauer Self (archive footage)
Abel Bonnard Self (archive footage)
Genevieve Brissaut Self (archive footage)
Jacques Doriot Self (archive footage)
Jacques Duchesne Self (archive footage)
Marcel Déat Self (archive footage)
Philippe Henriot Self (archive footage)
Henri Rol Tanguy Self (archive footage)
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