Le Jour de gloire
5.4
In 1944, a retired German detachment found itself stranded in a French town. The inhabitants try to live in good harmony with the occupants. But one day kids, playing with a grenade, accidentally cause the death of an SS lieutenant.
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Jean Lefebvre
Grégoire
Known for
The Gendarme Gets Married
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
Pierre Tornade
Le maire
Known for
Asterix in Britain
Lucky Luke
Darry Cowl
Le curé
Known for
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Up to His Ears
Jacques Marin
le bistrotier
Known for
Charade
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Robert Rollis
Gaston Michu
Known for
The Little Bather
War of the Buttons
Pierre Doris
Etienne Michu
Also in
La Maison des bois
The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Chantal Nobel
mademoiselle Verger
Also in
Châteauvallon
Flics de Choc
Jean Rougerie
Von Bach
Known for
A View to a Kill
Scout Toujours
Corinne Lahaye
Claire
Known for
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?
Jacques Besnard Director
First release December 8, 1976 · Produced in Germany, France · Production TF1 Films Production, Promocinéma
Production
Tele-Cine Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Promocinéma
Production
Germany · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 8, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
November 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Germany
March 25, 1977 · Theatrical · West Germany
Portugal
February 8, 1979 · Limited theatrical · Porto
Sweden
September 15, 2021 · Digital
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