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Movies about the French Resistance, any suggestions?

HepKitty

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DAJE

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Is Paris Burning?

Great 1966 film based on a great (non-fiction) book. Should be required reading for anyone who thinks the French were cowards during WW2.

The film is available on DVD, though you might have to look around for it.
 
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Cobden

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The Train is a good movie; may not be of the Same calibre of some of the above, but still great fun to watch Burt Lancaster blow up France's railway heritage
 

Corto

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"Army of Shadows" was superb. "Is Paris Burning" is also ok- but "Shadows" is the superior movie.
 

Spitfire

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As everybody elses losses.
I think many italian families - who lost their loved ones - are just ar fed up with the "jokes" about italians as some of you americans are pretty fed up with the jokes about America came too late to two wars and still believe they won it all.
That's about it.
 
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Blackjack

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Whyyy I oughta.... put up yer dukes, them thars fightin woids pal.... relax, Spitfire. I've never met an Italian here that has ever taken offense to a little good natured humor about the Italian Army in WWII.
 

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I never hear anyone putting down the french in WWII , now the Italians...

Actually Rommel regarded the Italian troops in North Africa as being quite good and even, sometimes, courageous to a fault! For a good account of the Italian Army's overall performance in WWII I suggest readin about the 1942 campaign in the Caucuses.
 

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