''Milice, film noir'' () is a French
documentary
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
film from 1997. It was directed and written by
Alain Ferrari, starring
Emile Augonnet,
Francoise Basch, and
Michel Bouquet.
Synopsis
The documentary film about
French militia, active under the
Vichy regime in occupied France, during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. 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
The (, ), Syllabic abbreviation, abbreviated Gestapo (), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.
The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of F ...
's requirements.
[Joan Dupont]
Movie Guide : Milice, Film Noir
– NYTimes, 1997-12-12
Cast
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Emile Augonnet: herself
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Francoise Basch: himself
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Michel Bouquet: narrator
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Jean Cantaloup: himself
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Philippe Darnand: himself
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Jacques Delperlle de Bayac: himself
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Alain Ferrari: himself
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Jean Marais: himself
See also
* ''
Chantons sous l'Occupation
''Chantons sous l'Occupation'' () is a French Documentary film, documentary film from 1976. It was directed and written by André Halimi, starring Pascal Mazzotti, Maître Naud, and Fabienne Jamet.
The film tells about artists and entertainers (f ...
''
References
External links
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Milice, film noir (1997)at ''Films de France''
1997 films
French documentary films
1990s French-language films
1997 documentary films
Documentary films about Vichy France
1990s French films
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