Sous le Manteau (1948)

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1948 French documentary shows footage that French officers secretly filmed inside a World War II prisoner of war camp in Austria. It depicts daily life and conditions within the camp from the perspective of the prisoners.

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What happens

Sous le Manteau (literally Under the Cloak; usually translated as Clandestinely) is a French documentary consisting of footage shot clandestinely by French officers held during World War II in Oflag XVII-A, a POW camp in northeastern Austria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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