The War Is Over(Movie, 1966)

Name: The War Is Over
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1966
Duration: T01:57:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "La guerre est finie" (French/FR)

1h 57min | Genres: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 16 votes)

The War Is Over (French: La Guerre est finie-1966) is a French drama war film about a leftist in Franco's Spain, directed by Alain Resnais and starring Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin and Geneviève Bujold. Joseph Losey directed a sequel, Roads to the South (French: Les Routes du Sud-1978). In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The War Is Over

Louis Delluc Prize nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About The War Is Over

Diego is one of the chiefs of the Spanish Communist Party. On his way from Madrid to Paris, he is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to get free. When he arrives in Paris, he starts searching for one of his comrade to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, Sweden

Plays in: France

Made by: Europa Film, Sofracima

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: Spanish (ES), French (FR)

Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 03/17/1967 (World premiere: 05/11/1966)

Cast: Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Bujold, Marie Mergey, Paul Crauchet, Bernard Fresson, Claire Duhamel, Annie Fargue, Anouk Ferjac, Antoine Bourseiller, Antoine Vitez, Dominique Rozan, Françoise Bertin, Gérard Lartigau, Gérard Séty, Jacques Rispal, Jean Bolo, Jean Bouise, Jean Dasté, Jean-François Rémi, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jorge Semprún, Josep Maria Flotats, Laure Paillette, Laurence Badie, Lyne Catherine Jeanne Chardonnet, Marcel Cuvelier, Martine Vatel, Pierre Barbaud, Pierre Decazes, Pierre Leproux, René-Jean Chauffard, Roger Pelletier, Roland Monod, Yvette Etiévant

Director: Alain Resnais

Producer: Anatole Dauman, Kathryn Winter

Screenwriter: Jorge Semprún

Director of Photography: Sacha Vierny

Composer: Giovanni Fusco

Production Designer: Jacques Saulnier

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La guerre est finie"

Keywords: 1960s, anti-fascism, communist infiltrator, post spanish civil war, franco regime (francoism), exiled spanish republican, spain, terrorist group, paris, france, clandestine life

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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