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Black Thursday (1974)

Black Thursday (1974)

Drama History
Release Date: 1974, August 28
Directors: Michel Mitrani
Countries: France
Production: Les Films du Limon, Les Films du Limon, Les Films du Parnasse, Les Films du Parnasse, Saga, Saga
Cast: Michel Robin, Alice Sapritch, Michel Auclair, Henri Garcin, Judith Magre, Christine Pascal, Christian Rist

Overview:

In Paris, in 1942, on a Thursday, the Parisian police herded together some 13,000 Jews for deportation to German territory. In this story, Paul (Christian Rist) is a teenager who tries to prevent this from happening. At first he attempts to save two elderly Jews, but they are resigned to their fate and comply with the order to assemble. For a short while, he is able to keep Jeanne (Christine Pascal) from joining them, but, after a long and strenuous day, she finally escapes from him he is too tired to chase after her.

Keywords:

french resistance