Men Of The Maquis (1944)

Item title reads - Men of the Maquis - the story of the underground army of France with an exclusive personal narrative by the eminent French actress Francoise Rosay (by courtesy of Ealing studios). Various shots at a Paris railway station during the occupation, a train pulls in carrying German A.A. gun and German troops. A high ranking German officer gets off the train. L/S Eiffel Tower, camera pans down to two German soldiers reading newspapers. M/S German flag flying from tower, a soldier laughs. M/S column of German soldiers marching past Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs Elysees. High angle from the top of Arc showing the column marching. M/S of “Gripsholm“ ship carrying prisoners of war to safety, they walk about on the dock. M/S of American press correspondent and former prisoner Ralf Heinzer with his family, he speaks of his experiences in Germany and gives credit to underground workers in France etc. Various shots of nazi officers overseeing the press and newspaper content. C/U and M/S o
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