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1940: Taking over French Cinema

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Director: Pierre-Henri Gibert
Release date: 2019-05-19
Runtime: 55m
Language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: Talweg Production

About 1940: Taking over French Cinema

1940: Taking over French Cinema is a 2019 movie in the Documentary, History and TV Movie genres, directed by Pierre-Henri Gibert, starring Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Louis-Émile Galey and Claude Heymann. It has a runtime of 55 minutes. It holds an average rating of 9.0/10 from 4 viewers. Below you can see where to watch 1940: Taking over French Cinema in Poland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Paris, 1940. German occupation forces create a new film production company, Continental, and put Alfred Greven – producer, cinephile, and opportunistic businessman – in charge. During the occupation, under Joseph Goebbels’s orders, Greven hires the best artists and technicians of French cinema to produce successful, highly entertaining films, which are also strategically devoid of propaganda. Simultaneously, he takes advantage of the confiscation of Jewish property to purchase film theaters, studios and laboratories, in order to control the whole production line. His goal: to create a European Hollywood. Among the thirty feature films thus produced under the auspices of Continental, several are, to this day, considered classics of French cinema.

Cast

Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain

Self (voice)

Louis-Émile Galey

Self (archive footage)

Claude Heymann

Self (archive footage)

Jean Dréville

Self (archive footage)

Marcel Carné

Self (archive footage)

Raoul Ploquin

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Henri Calef

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Self (archive footage)

Michel Duran

Self (archive footage)

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Self (archive footage)

Hans Borgelt

Self (archive footage)

Danielle Darrieux

Self (archive footage)

Themes & keywords

francebased on novel or bookworld war iigerman occupationantisemitism1940soccupied france (1940-44)film industrydocumentaryhistorical documentary

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How long is 1940: Taking over French Cinema?+

1940: Taking over French Cinema has a runtime of 55 minutes (55 minutes).

Who stars in 1940: Taking over French Cinema?+

1940: Taking over French Cinema stars Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Louis-Émile Galey, Claude Heymann, Jean Dréville and Marcel Carné.

When did 1940: Taking over French Cinema come out?+

1940: Taking over French Cinema is a 2019 movie directed by Pierre-Henri Gibert.

What genre is 1940: Taking over French Cinema?+

1940: Taking over French Cinema is Documentary, History and TV Movie film.

Who directed 1940: Taking over French Cinema?+

1940: Taking over French Cinema was directed by Pierre-Henri Gibert.