Lacombe, Lucien

Overview

In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.

Details

Cast

Pierre Blaise

Lucien Lacombe

Aurore Clément

France Horn

Holger Löwenadler

Albert Horn

Therese Giehse

La Grand-mère

Stéphane Bouy

Jean-Bernard

Loumi Iacobesco

Betty Beaulieu

René Bouloc

Faure

Jean Rougerie

Tonin

Pierre Decazes

Aubert

Jacqueline Staup

Melle Chauvelot

Cécile Ricard

Marie

Ave Ninchi

Mme Georges

Pierre Saintons

Hippolyte

Jacques Rispal

Propiétaire

Gilberte Rivet

Mére de Lucien

Jean Bousquet

Peyssac

Franz Rudnick

Jean-Louis Blum

Claude Marcan

Jean Maurat