
Le Chambon
Drama · War · TV Movie
Overview
During the Nazi regime in France in World War II, Pastor Fontaine and the town of Chambon undertake a mission to protect and shelter the children of many of the Jews sent to concentration camps.
Top Cast


Patrick Raynal
Patrick Raynal
Pastor Jean Fontaine
Patrick Raynal
Pastor Jean Fontaine


Ottavia Piccolo
Ottavia Piccolo
Martha Fontaine
Ottavia Piccolo
Martha Fontaine


Jip Wijngaarden
Jip Wijngaarden
Clara
Jip Wijngaarden
Clara


Dora Doll
Dora Doll
Emilienne
Dora Doll
Emilienne


Jean-François Garreaud
Jean-François Garreaud
Robert Vitac
Jean-François Garreaud
Robert Vitac


Benoît Magimel
Benoît Magimel
René
Benoît Magimel
René
Célia Asensio
Célia Asensio
Anne
Célia Asensio
Anne


Diane Dassigny
Diane Dassigny
Sophie
Diane Dassigny
Sophie
Deborah Biolzi
Deborah Biolzi
Lisa
Deborah Biolzi
Lisa
Yonathan Bloch
Yonathan Bloch
Boy of the arrest
Yonathan Bloch
Boy of the arrest
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