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Thou Shalt Not Kill (1961)

Thou Shalt Not Kill poster
Original title
Tu ne tueras point
Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
2h 28m
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A conscientious objector faces the consequences of his refusal to fight in wartime. The story explores his principled stand and the social pressures that come with it.

thoughtfulseriouscontemplativestarkrestrainedprovocativeearnest

What happens

Thou Shalt Not Kill (French: Tu ne tueras point), also known as L'objecteur, is a 1961 French feature film directed by Claude Autant-Lara, written by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost, and starring Laurent Terzieff and Horst Frank. Actress Suzanne Flon won the Best Actress award at the 1961 Venice Film Festival for her role in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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