Jericho

Dec 14 1946 Passed 2h 19m
Drama, War

June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks perpetrated by the resistance, the inhabitants who listen to English radio are rounded up by the Germans in a prison and considered as hostages. In one of the cells are found men from all walks of life: an aristocrat, the Viscount of Saint-Leu, Doctor Noblet, a resistance fighter, Béquille the wanderer with a wooden leg, and a strange character nicknamed "Black Market". The latter arouses mistrust among the prisoners, because it could well have been introduced by the enemy.

Plot

Jericho is the code name of an operation set up by the British Royal Air Force and the French Resistance to free French hostages held by German soldiers in the jail of Amiens in Northern France.

Written by

Claude Heymann, Charles Spaak

Directed by

Henri Calef

Cast

Nadine Alari, Roland Armontel, Jean Brochard

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Films Sacha Gordine

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
115
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA