Army of Shadows (1969)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · 145 min · Drama, Thriller
61.5 TOPICAL score · #1,194 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
Army of Shadows (1969, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville) has a TOPICAL score of 61.5 - ranked 1,194 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 99. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (783 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 99
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (783 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages
- Still read14,195 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel (actor #1,097), Simone Signoret (actor #337)
“The film was critically acclaimed in the U.S. and appeared on many critics' lists of the best films of 2006.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10