Line of Demarcation

Line of Demarcation (1966) is a drama, war film directed by Claude Chabrol rated 6.2/10.

It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre, is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary supports the resistance movement and is willing to risk her life for it. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.

Cast

Jean Seberg

Mary de Damville

Maurice Ronet

Pierre, comte de Damville

Daniel Gélin

Doctor Jacques Lafaye

Reinhard Kolldehoff

le Major von Pritsch

Mario David

Urbain

Jean Yanne

M. Tricot

Jacques Perrin

Michel

Claude Léveillée

Duncan Presgrave

Stéphane Audran

La femme du Dr. Lafaye / Wife

Jean-Louis Maury

Gestapo Agent

Paul Gégauff

Gestapo Agent

Pierre Gualdi

le curé du village