In the Heart of the Thunderstorm (1948)
• April 30th, 1948 • 1h 20min
Documentary
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.
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