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The 25th Hour (1967)

The 25th Hour poster
Original title
La Vingt-cinquième Heure
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Yugoslavia, France, Italy
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
16
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Romanian peasant and his wife are separated and suffer through a series of ordeals during World War II. The film follows their struggle to reunite as the war drags on.

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What happens

The 25th Hour (French: La Vingt-cinquième Heure) is a 1967 anti-war drama film directed by Henri Verneuil, produced by Carlo Ponti and starring Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi. The film is based on the bestselling novel by C. Virgil Gheorghiu and follows the troubles experienced by a Romanian peasant couple caught up in World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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