In the beginning of the Second World War, Germans, Austrians and persons without nationality living in France are sent to the concentration camp of Les Milles by France government. Commander Charles Perrochon is the responsible for this camp and he promises to the leaders of the prisoners to protect them from the Nazis. When France is invaded by the Germans, Commander Perronchon will disobey orders and his superiors trying to save these men. He gets a train, a ship and money from USA to send about eight hundred of these prisoners to the safety of Casablanca, in Marrocos.
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Cast
22 people
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Commandant Perrochon
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Kristin Scott Thomas
Mary-Jane Cooper
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Ticky Holgado
Capitaine Moinard
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Philippe Noiret
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Rüdiger Vogler
Lion Feuchtwanger
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François Perrot
Col. Maurice Charvet
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François Berléand
Lt. Boisset
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Jean-Marie Winling
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Bonnafet Tarbouriech
L'adjudant Bordier
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Eric Petitjean
Sgt. Stora
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Commissariat Bastille
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Bruno Raffaelli
Jean Poinblanc
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Hubert Saint-Macary
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Ca$h
Sébastien Grall Director · Jean-Claude Grumberg Writer Alexandre Desplat Composer
Director Writer
Sébastien Grall
Writer
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Composer
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematographer
Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz
Editor
Joële Van Effenterre
Production designer
Valérie Grall
Production designer
Władysław Bielski
Costume designer
Jacqueline Bouchard
Costume designer
Malgorzata Gwiazdecka
Costume designer
Hanna Gołębiowska
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $7.5M · United States release March 23, 1996
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,400,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Blue Films
Production
Poland · France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 22, 1995
Theatrical
United States · March 23, 1996
Premiere · VCU French Film Festival
France
July 28, 1999 · Physical · DVD
December 13, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
June 6, 2025 · TV · France 5
Germany
January 12, 1999 · TV
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