Michael Ignatieff introduces one of the most striking documentaries ever made. The Sorrow and the Pity tells a remarkable story of France under the Occupation. The French and the Germans, politicians, generals, collaborators, private soldiers and the Maquis, recount their experiences with astonishing frankness. The picture that emerges is very far from the popular image of wartime France.
Part 1: The Collapse covers the early years of the war and the setting up of the Vichy regime.
Scenario and interviews by MARCEL OPHULS and ANDRE HARRIS Directed by MARCEL OPHULS
Produced by TELEVISION RENCONTRE. NORDDEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK and SOCIETE SUISSE DE RADIODIFFUSION English version specially prepared by MARCEL OPHULS in collaboration with the BBC
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