Army Of Crime (DVD) (UK Import)

Directed by Robert Guédiguian

Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Simon Abkarian, Robinson Stévenin, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lola Naymark, Ariane Ascaride, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Yann Tregouet, Ivan Franek, Olga Legrand, Boris Bergman, Patrick Bonnel
Contributors: Dominique Barneaud, Serge Le Peron, Gilles Taurand, Alexandre Desplat
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: World Cinema
Main Language: French
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 1 Feb 2010
Originally Issued: 2009
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 139 minutes

Description

French World War II drama chronicling the famous 1944 'Red Poster' case, in which a group of foreign partisans defied French apathy to form their own resistance against the Nazi occupation. Exiled Armenian poet Missak Manouchian (Simon Abkarian) is living in occupied Paris with his wife Melinee (Virginie Ledoyen). Though a pacifist at heart, Manouchian joins the underground resistance in desperation, along with a group of young hothead emigres from around the world.

Initially the Germans rely on the French police to quell the insurgents, but after the murder of a high-ranking general they step up the pressure on Manouchian and his fellow partisans, who are portrayed in Nazi propaganda as 'the army of crime'.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Scene Access
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Commentary: Professor Ginette Vincendeau (Melville Biographer)
• Other Documentary: 'Le Journal de la Resistance'