Film

The Honors of War

1962 · 1h 25m · War · Drama

IMDb

6.9

One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.

Albert Hehn

Captain Rollingen

Gerhart Lippert

Lieutenant Bergmann

Helmut Fischer

Staff Sergeant Holbrock

Bernard Verley

Gérard

Serge Davri

Clovis

Erwin Strahl

Sergeant Gerke

Willy Harlander

Hermann

Paul Mercey

Nieucourt

Jean Solar

Sauvage

Pierre Collet

Morizot

Danielle Godet

Mademoiselle Lherminier

Hans Elwenspoek

Horst Hollermann

Alix Mahieux

Madame Clovis

Gaby Basset

Madame Sauvage

Hans H. Nordmann

Wurzel

Willy Haibel

Willy

• Jean DeweverDirector · Writer
• Jean-Charles TacchellaWriter
• Ernest MüllerExecutive Producer
• Ghislain CloquetDirector of Photography
• Suzanne CabonEditor

Release date

February 16, 1962

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

War, Drama