The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

Plot Summary

The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.

Top Cast

Vincent Lowy Self - Historian

Anne Sinclair Self - Journalist

Samuel Blumenfeld Self - Historian

Sylvie Lindeperg Self - Historian

Marcel Ophüls Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")