Army Of Shadows Blu-Ray

This tragic masterpiece, based on a novel by Joseph Kessel, is the most personal film by the underground poet Jean-Pierre Melville, who himself had participated in the French Resistance, and tells of the struggles and sacrifices made by those who fought in the Resistance. Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret play the leading roles as fearless underground fighters who must grapple with their sense of honor in the fight against Hitler's regime. The atmospheric and gripping thriller Army of Shadows is now widely recognized as the high point of Melville's career, in which he channels the exquisite minimalism of his gangster films to create an impersonal tale of defiance against seemingly insurmountable odds. EXTRAS: ARMY OF SHADOWS ... THE HIDDEN SIDE OF HISTORY

This tragic masterpiece, based on a novel by Joseph Kessel, is the most personal film by the underground poet Jean-Pierre Melville, who himself had participated in the French resistance, and tells of the struggles and sacrifices made by those who fought in the resistance. Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret play the leading roles as fearless underground fighters who must grapple with their sense of honor in the fight against Hitler's regime. The atmospheric and gripping thriller Army of Shadows is now widely recognized as the high point of Melville's career, in which he channels the exquisite minimalism of his gangster films to create an impersonal tale of defiance against seemingly insurmountable odds. EXTRAS: ARMY OF SHADOWS ... THE HIDDEN SIDE OF HISTORY

Language: French

Subtitles: English