The Brigade (1975)

9.0/10 • 108 min •

Overview

This film explores the experiences of some of the members of an anti-Nazi resistance group in France composed mostly of Polish immigrants, known as "La Brigade." Many of them also fought for the leftist cause during the Spanish Civil War, and for them the resistance is simply a continuation of their prior activities. After the war, some of them continue to have a "resistance" mind-set. One of the stories concerns a love relationship between a Polish boy and a French girl who are thrown together because of their war efforts. After the war, they get together and reminisce.

Cast

Brigitte Fossey

Katia

Jean Bouise

Charles

Marcel Cuvelier

Lawyer Arnaud

André Thorent

Advocate General Drussaens

Bogusław Stokowski

Olek

Jean Valmont

Police Commissioner

Gilette Barbier

A mother

Michel Delahaye

Rabbi

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