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Un Soir de Joie (1955)

Un Soir de Joie poster
Original title
Un soir de joie
Directed by
Gaston Schoukens
Genre
comedy film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
1h 52m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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In German-occupied Belgium during World War II, the film shows how the resistance creates a fake satirical version of a newspaper run by the Nazis. It follows the ordinary people involved in this trick and includes many shots of 1950s Brussels.

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What happens

Un Soir de Joie (French) is a Belgian comic film directed by Gaston Schoukens and released in 1955. The film's plot takes place in German-occupied Belgium during World War II and focuses on the so-called Faux Soir, a satirical version of the German-controlled newspaper Le Soir produced by the resistance. The film includes extensive footage of Brussels in the 1950s, where it was filmed on location. Marcel Roels, Roger Dutoit, Jean-Pierre Loriot, Victor Guyau, Madeleine Rivière, Jacques Philippet, Francine Vendel all acted in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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