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Jéricho (1946)

Jéricho poster
Directed by
Henri Calef
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 19m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of resistance fighters and prisoners attempt a daring escape from a heavily fortified prison. The film follows their planning and the risks they take under constant threat of German forces.

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What happens

Jericho is a 1946 French war film directed by Henri Calef based on Operation Jericho. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair in Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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