Le Chambon

Oct 3, 1994

1h 58m

★ 7.6

Overview

During the Nazi regime in France in World War II, Pastor Fontaine and the town of Chambon undertake a mission to protect and shelter the children of many of the Jews sent to concentration camps.

Genres

Drama

War

TV Movie

Production Companies

Nederlands Film Instituut

France 2

Caméras Continentales

France•3

Productions Films 7

SFP

Télémax

SRF

NFI-Productions

Bernard Lang AG

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Cast

Pastor Jean Fontaine

Patrick Raynal

Martha Fontaine

Ottavia Piccolo

Clara

Jip Wijngaarden

Emilienne

Dora Doll

Robert Vitac

Jean-François Garreaud

René

Benoît Magimel

Anne

Célia Asensio

Sophie

Diane Dassigny

Lisa

Deborah Biolzi

Boy of the arrest

Yonathan Bloch

Jeanine

Caroline Campos

Frédéric

Guillaume Canet

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