Black Thursday (1974)

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Black Thursday on IMDb 6.5/10 42 votes

Released:
1974-08-28

Overview:
In Paris, in 1942, on a Thursday, the Parisian police herded together some 13,000 Jews for deportation to German territory. In this story, Paul (Christian Rist) is a teenager who tries to prevent this from happening. At first he attempts to save two elderly Jews, but they are resigned to their fate and comply with the order to assemble. For a short while, he is able to keep Jeanne (Christine Pascal) from joining them, but, after a long and strenuous day, she finally escapes from him he is too tired to chase after her.

Director:
Michel Mitrani

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
History, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Christine Pascal
    as
    Jeanne
  • Judith Magre
    as
    madame Ash
  • Alice Sapritch
    as
    la vieille dame
  • Michel Auclair
    as
    monsieur Edmond
  • Christian Rist
    as
    Paul