France / Italy,
1969, 145 min
Directed by:
Jean-Pierre MelvilleScreenplay:
Jean-Pierre MelvilleComposer:
Éric DemarsanCast:
Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Georges Sellier, Paul Crauchet, Nathalie Delon, Marco Perrin, Albert Michel (more)Plots(1)
This masterpiece by Jean-Pierre Melville about the French Resistance went unreleased in the United States for thirty-seven years, until its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006. Atmospheric and gripping, Army of Shadows is Melville’s most personal film, featuring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their conception of honor in their battle against Hitler’s regime. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2006 - Special Citation
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2006 - Best Foreign Language Film