The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man

1988 · 100 min · EN · 6.9 (19 votes)
Dir. Jack Gold · Starring Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack, Brenda Bruce, Timothy Watson · Music Lee Holdridge
DramaTV Movie

During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions. At the end of the war he returns to his house and tries to integrate himself with the family of the man who traded places with him, all the while hiding his true identity. However matters are complicated when a stranger arrives claiming to be Chavel.

VIBE

A man grapples with a life-altering choice and the suffocating weight of deception. This tense drama unfolds with a quiet desperation, exploring the psychological toll of survival and the fragile nature of identity.

tensesuspensefulmelancholicsombersteadywartime dramacharacter-drivenperiod pieceidentitysurvivaldeceptionguilt
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