
The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Overview
The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.
Top Cast
Vincent Lowy
Vincent Lowy
Self - Historian
Vincent Lowy
Self - Historian


Anne Sinclair
Anne Sinclair
Self - Journalist
Anne Sinclair
Self - Journalist


Samuel Blumenfeld
Samuel Blumenfeld
Self - Historian
Samuel Blumenfeld
Self - Historian


Sylvie Lindeperg
Sylvie Lindeperg
Self - Historian
Sylvie Lindeperg
Self - Historian


Marcel Ophüls
Marcel Ophüls
Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
Marcel Ophüls
Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
Pascal Breton
Pascal Breton
Self - Producer
Pascal Breton
Self - Producer
André Harris
André Harris
Self - Co-Author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
André Harris
Self - Co-Author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")


André Gazut
André Gazut
Self - Director of Photography
André Gazut
Self - Director of Photography


Pascal Ory
Pascal Ory
Self - Historian
Pascal Ory
Self - Historian
Henry Rousso
Henry Rousso
Self - Historian
Henry Rousso
Self - Historian
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