The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

1h 2min

Documentary

History

TV Movie

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.

Production Companies

Les Films du Tambour de soie

ARTE

Cast

Vincent Lowy

Vincent Lowy

Self - historian
Anne Sinclair

Anne Sinclair

Self - journalist
Samuel Blumenfeld

Samuel Blumenfeld

Self - historian
Sylvie Lindeperg

Sylvie Lindeperg

Self - historian
Marcel Ophüls

Marcel Ophüls

Self (archive) - director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
Pascal Breton

Pascal Breton

Self - producer
André Harris

André Harris

Self - co-author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
André Gazut

André Gazut

Self - director of photography
Pascal Ory

Pascal Ory

Self - historian
Henry Rousso

Henry Rousso

Self - historian
Laurent Joly

Laurent Joly

Self - historian
Claude Vajda

Claude Vajda

Self (voice) (archive) - assistant and editor ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
Claus Leggewie

Claus Leggewie

Self - political scientist
Simone Veil

Simone Veil

Self (voice) (archive) - magistrate
Antoine Spire

Antoine Spire

Self - journalist
Vincent Malle

Vincent Malle

Self - distributor
Hélène Mouchard-Zay

Hélène Mouchard-Zay

Self - Jean Zay's daughter
Henri Leclerc

Henri Leclerc

Self - lawyer
Annette Lévy-Willard

Annette Lévy-Willard

Self - journalist
Antoine Silber

Antoine Silber

Self - journalist
François Heilbronn

François Heilbronn

Self - professor
Charles-Henri Favrod

Charles-Henri Favrod

Self (voice) (archive) - producer ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
Denis Rake

Denis Rake

Self (archive) - secret agent, interviewee ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive) - President of the French Republic
Michel Ciment

Michel Ciment

Self (voice) (archive) - film critic
Catherine Ellsberg

Catherine Ellsberg

Self - professor
Robert O. Paxton

Robert O. Paxton

Self (archive) - historian
Pierre-André Teitgen

Pierre-André Teitgen

Self (archive) - member of Resistance

Release date

20th Mar 2024

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français