In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Title | Lacombe, Lucien |
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Year | 1974 |
Genre | Drama, War |
Country | Germany, France, Italy |
Studio | Hallelujah-Film GmbH, Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF), Vides Cinematografica |
Cast | Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler, Therese Giehse, Stéphane Bouy, Loumi Iacobesco |
Crew | Louis Malle (Writer), Patrick Modiano (Writer), Louis Malle (Director), Claude Nedjar (Producer), Louis Malle (Producer), Ghislain Uhry (Production Design) |
Keyword | war crimes, french gestapo, maquis, children in wartime |
Release | Jan 30, 1974 |
Runtime | 138 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.04 / 10 by 141 users |
Popularity | 7 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English, Français, Deutsch |