Women and War

Synopsis

In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.

Cast & Crew

Director

Georges Lautner

Featured Cast

Bernard Blier

le docteur Leproux, maire du village

Lucile Saint-Simon

Catherine Leproux, la fille du maire

Lutz Gabor

le major allemand

Daniel Sorano

le Toulousain, un résistant

Anne Doat

Dany, une résistante