Le Chambon

Oct 3, 1994

1h 58m

★ 7.8

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

TV Movie

Production Companies

Nederlands Film Instituut

France 2

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Cast

Le pasteur Fontaine

Patrick Raynal

Martha Fontaine

Ottavia Piccolo

Clara

Jip Wijngaarden

Emilienne

Dora Doll

Robert Vitac

Jean-François Garreaud

René

Benoît Magimel

Anne

Célia Asensio

Diane Dassigny

Deborah Biolzi

Yonathan Bloch

Caroline Campos

Guillaume Canet

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