In the Heart of the Thunderstorm

Overview

This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.

Details

Cast

Jean Chevrier

Narrator (voice)

Jean Daurand

Narrator (voice)

Christiane Sertilange

Narrator (voice)

Hubner

Narrator (voice)

Kroneger

Narrator (voice)

Schiray

Narrator (voice)

Franck Bauer

Self (archive footage)

Abel Bonnard

Self (archive footage)

Genevieve Brissaut

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Doriot

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Duchesne

Self (archive footage)

Marcel Déat

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Henriot

Self (archive footage)

Henri Rol Tanguy

Self (archive footage)