The hostages (1939)
- Original title
- Les Otages
- Directed by
- Raymond Bernard
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A small French town faces a crisis when enemy soldiers take hostages. The mayor must make difficult choices to protect his people.
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What happens
The Mayor's Dilemma (French: Les otages) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Annie Vernay, Saturnin Fabre and Fernand Charpin. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Chézy-sur-Marne. The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Jean Perrier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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