Lacombe, Lucien (1974)

Name: Lacombe, Lucien
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1974
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler, Therese Giehse, Stéphane Bouy

2h 18m Germany, France, Italy

Drama War

Plot

Louis Malle's acclaimed drama centers on Lucien Lacombe, a young man in rural France during World War II who aspires to join the French Resistance. Rejected for being too young, Lucien, filled with resentment, turns to the Nazis and becomes part of their Gestapo. As he revels in the authority his new role provides, complications arise when he falls for France Horn, a captivating Jewish woman. Their forbidden romance forces Lucien to confront his loyalties and the moral complexities of his choices amidst the chaos of war.

Cast

Pierre Blaise Aurore Clément Holger Löwenadler Therese Giehse Stéphane Bouy Loumi Iacobesco René Bouloc Jean Rougerie Pierre Decazes Jacqueline Staup Cécile Ricard Ave Ninchi Pierre Saintons Jacques Rispal Gilberte Rivet

Lacombe, Lucien (1974)

Plot

Cast

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