Movie

The Cross of Lorraine

“MGM's drama of the fighting French!”

★ 6.5(25)19431h 30m

The Cross of Lorraine is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 24 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Tay Garnett
Release date: 1943-11-12
Runtime: 1h 30m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Loew's Incorporated

The Cross of Lorraine — trailer

About The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine is a 1943 movie in the War and Drama genres, directed by Tay Garnett, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly and Cedric Hardwicke. It has a runtime of 1 hour 30 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 25 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Cross of Lorraine in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

French soldiers surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison of war camp. From there they plan an uprising.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Paul Duprez

Gene Kelly

Victor

Cedric Hardwicke

Father Sebastian

Peter Lorre

Sergeant Berger

Hume Cronyn

Duval

Richard Whorf

François

Joseph Calleia

Rodriguez

Wallace Ford

Pierre

Richard Ryen

Lt. Schmidt

Jack Lambert

Jacques

William Royle

Louis

John Abbott

Baker (uncredited)

Themes & keywords

naziworld war iiprison escapefrench resistancegerman occupation of francesurrenderanti-nazi resistancenazi collaborationismpow escapeprison brutalityfrench armymilitary prisonerssnitchpowprisoner of war camp