Milice, film noir

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Milice, film noir
Directed by Alain Ferrari
Written byAlain Ferrari
Produced byJean-Luc Denéchau
Starring Emile Augonnet
Francoise Basch
Narrated by Michel Bouquet
Edited byDidier Ranz
Music byDenis Barbier
Release date
10 December 1997 (France)
Running time
128 minutes (USA)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Milice, film noir (English: Militia, black film) is a French documentary film from 1997. It was directed and written by Alain Ferrari, [1] starring Emile Augonnet, Francoise Basch, and Michel Bouquet.

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The documentary film about French militia, active under the Vichy regime in occupied France, during World War II. Interviews with former militia men and their victims. It demonstrates that the militia's ruthless persecution of Jews and resistance movements exceeded even the Gestapo's requirements. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Alain Ferrari Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine L'encyclopédie de La Règle du jeu
  2. Milice, film noir – FPFS
  3. Joan Dupont, Movie Guide : Milice, Film Noir – NYTimes, 1997-12-12