The War Is Over

The War Is Over

1966 · 121 min · FR · 6.5 (51 votes)
Dir. Alain Resnais · Starring Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin, Geneviève Bujold, Jean Dasté, Dominique Rozan, Jean-François Rémi · Music Giovanni Fusco
Drama

On his way from Madrid to Paris, Diego, a chief of the Spanish Communist Party, is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to flee. When he arrives in Paris, he searches for one of his comrades to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.

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A tense, somber thriller set against the backdrop of Cold War politics. It captures the paranoia and urgency of clandestine operations, with a steady pace that builds suspense as ideological battles unfold across borders.

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spainparis, francefranco regime (francoism)terrorist groupcommunist infiltrator1960santi-fascismpost spanish civil warexiled spanish republicanclandestine life