Overview

In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decides to meet them for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.

StatusReleased

Release Date1975-08-20

Runtime1h 43m

LanguagesDeutschFrançais

CountriesFranceGermany

Cast & Crew

Philippe Noiret

as Julien Dandieu

Romy Schneider

as Clara Dandieu

Jean Bouise

as François

Joachim Hansen

as SS Officer

Robert Hoffmann

as German Lieutenant

Karl Michael Vogler

as Dr. Müller

Caroline Bonhomme

as Florence Dandieu (8 years old)

Catherine Delaporte

as Florence Dandieu (13 years old)

Madeleine Ozeray

as Mme Dandieu, la mère de Julien

Jean-Paul Cisife

as Le chef milicien

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

Sep 7, 2025

7/10

The Allies are closing in on their small town, but not quite quickly enough for the liking of local surgeon “Dandieu” (Philippe Noiret) so he relocates his wife and daughter to their remote castle, well off the beaten track, in the hope that they can sit out the rest of the war safely. When he takes a drive out to see them some time after, he arriv…

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