Marie-Octobre

Marie-Octobre

1959 · 95 min · FR · 7.3 (65 votes)
Dir. Julien Duvivier · Starring Danielle Darrieux, Paul Meurisse, Bernard Blier, Noël Roquevert, Lino Ventura, Robert Dalban · Music Jean Yatove
DramaMystery

A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin. The former members of the network have carried on with their lives after the war, but this evening they are going to have to live again a fateful night – the night their leader was killed. He had been betrayed, his name given to the Germans. The search for the traitor puts each personality in the spotlight – and also that of the killed leader, Castille.

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A tense, claustrophobic gathering where old wounds and wartime betrayals resurface. The air crackles with suspicion as former comrades confront a ghost from their past, forcing them to reckon with buried secrets and the lingering weight of guilt.

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