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Genres: War, Drama

Starring: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Plot Synopsis: This masterpiece by Jean-Pierre Melville about the French Resistance went unreleased in the United States for thirty-seven years, until its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006. Atmospheric and gripping, Army of Shadows is Melville’s most personal film, featuring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their conception of honor in their battle against Hitler’s regime.

Release Details

Release Date: January 11th, 2011

MPAA Rating: Unrated

Movie Release Year: 1956

Release Country: United States

Movie Studio: Criterion

Technical Specs

Length:145 Minutes

Specs:BD-50 Blu-ray Disc

Video Resolution/Codec:1080p/TBA

Aspect Ratio(s):1.85:1

Audio Formats:French PCM 1.0 Mono

Subtitles/Captions:English

Special Features:Audio commentary featuring film historian Ginette Vincendeau
Interviews with Pierre Lhomme and editor Françoise Bonnot
On-set footage and excerpts from archival interviews with director Jean-Pierre Melville, cast members, writer Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters
Jean-Pierre Melville et 'L'armée des ombres' (2002): a short program on the director and his film
Le journal de la Résistance (1944): a rare short documentary shot on the front lines during the final days of German-occupied France
Film restoration demonstration by Lhomme
Theatrical trailers
A booklet featuring essays by critic Amy Taubin and historian Robert O. Paxton, as well as excerpts from Rui Nogueira's Melville on Melville