One Man's War (1982)

Original title

La guerre d'un seul homme

Directed by

Edgardo Cozarinsky

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film uses newsreel footage and excerpts from Ernst Junger's wartime journals to show the occupation of France in World War II. It contrasts official propaganda with one German officer's personal observations.

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What happens

One Man's War (French: La guerre d'un seul homme) is a 1982 French documentary film directed by Edgardo Cozarinsky. It is about the occupation of France during World War II and juxtaposes newsreel footage with excerpts from the journals of the German writer and military officer Ernst Jünger, who was stationed in Paris during the war. Niels Arestrup narrates the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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