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Where to Watch The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) in the US
- 1969
- PG
- 4h 11m
- 8.1IMDb
- 100%Rotten Tomatoes
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What it's about
From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution. Part one, "The Collapse," includes an extended interview with Pierre Mendès-France, jailed for anti-Vichy action and later France's Prime Minister. At the heart of part two, "The Choice," is an interview with Christian de la Mazière, one of 7,000 French youth to fight on the eastern front wearing German uniforms.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Marcel Ophüls
- Writer
- André Harris, Marcel Ophüls
- Starring
- Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave
Details
- Release date
- Mar 25, 1972
- Language
- French
- Country
- Switzerland, West Germany
- Box office
- $13,082
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 2 nominations total
Where to Watch The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch The Sorrow and the Pity in the United States?
- The Sorrow and the Pity is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Kino Film Collection (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream The Sorrow and the Pity or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Kino Film Collection (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch The Sorrow and the Pity for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.
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