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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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