6.9
Walk on Water
2004
“MGM's drama of the fighting French!”
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
November 12, 19431h 30mEN
6.4
24 votes
Overview
French soldiers surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison of war camp. From there they plan an uprising.
Director
Tay GarnettWriters
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Loew's IncorporatedMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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John Chard
7.0Tight film making across the board. The Cross of Lorraine is directed by Tay Garnett {The Postman Always Rings Twice/A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court} & it stars Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly and was adapted from Hans Habe's novel A Thousand Shall Fall. The story is about French prisoners of war held by the Germans in World War II. Yep, sure enough it's a propaganda piece, yep, sure enough it's low on budget, and, yep, the outcome will hold no surprises for anyone aware of propaganda based cinema. But don't let that in any way detract from what a tightly scripted and acted…
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