Film

Les Milles

1995 · 1h 43m · War · Drama

IMDb

6.4

In the beginning of the Second World War, Germans, Austrians and persons without nationality living in France are sent to the concentration camp of Les Milles by France government. Commander Charles Perrochon is the responsible for this camp and he promises to the leaders of the prisoners to protect them from the Nazis. When France is invaded by the Germans, Commander Perronchon will disobey orders and his superiors trying to save these men. He gets a train, a ship and money from USA to send about eight hundred of these prisoners to the safety of Casablanca, in Marrocos.

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Commandant Perrochon

Kristin Scott Thomas

Mary-Jane Cooper

Ticky Holgado

Capitaine Moinard

Philippe Noiret

Le Général

Rüdiger Vogler

Lion Feuchtwanger

François Perrot

Col. Maurice Charvet

François Berléand

Lt. Boisset

Jean-Marie Winling

Le médecin-chef Garraud

Bonnafet Tarbouriech

L'adjudant Bordier

Eric Petitjean

Sgt. Stora

Bruno Raffaelli

Jean Poinblanc

Hubert Saint-Macary

Locomotive mechanic

Jean-Yves Tual

Le nain

Henryk Bista

Otto von Offenberg

Jan Peszek

Alexander Hazenfoeder

Marek Walczewski

Prof. Pick

• Sébastien GrallDirector · Writer
• Jean-Claude GrumbergWriter
• Lew RywinExecutive Producer · Producer
• Raymond BlumenthalProducer
• Andrzej J. JaroszewiczDirector of Photography
• Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
• Joële Van EffenterreEditor
• Magdalena SzwarcbartCasting
• Jeanne BirasCasting

Release date

August 22, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 43m

Budget

$7,500,000

Revenue

$1,400,000

Genres

War, Drama

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