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Line of Demarcation (1966)

Line of Demarcation poster
Original title
La Ligne de démarcation
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
France
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a French village is split by a dividing line between occupied and free zones. A captured British officer and a local countess work with the resistance to help people cross the border while Nazis try to stop them.

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What happens

Line of Demarcation is a 1966 war drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is La Ligne de démarcation. It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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