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Black Thursday

Les Guichets du Louvre

1974 · 1h 35m · Drama, History · France

In Paris, in 1942, on a Thursday, the Parisian police herded together some 13,000 Jews for deportation to German territory. In this story, Paul (Christian Rist) is a teenager who tries to prevent this from happening. At first he attempts to save two elderly Jews, but they are resigned to their fate and comply with the order to assemble. For a short while, he is able to keep Jeanne (Christine Pascal) from joining them, but, after a long and strenuous day, she finally escapes from him he is too tired to chase after her.

Directed by
Michel Mitrani
Based on the novel by
Roger Boussinot
Starring
Christine Pascal, Judith Magre, Alice Sapritch, Michel Auclair
6.0Smart score

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