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Lacombe, Lucien is a 1974 drama film directed by Louis Malle, who also served as producer and co-screenwriter alongside Patrick Modiano. The movie features a cast including Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Ave Ninchi, and Therese Giehse. Cinematography was handled by Tonino Delli Colli, with editing by Suzanne Baron and music composed by Django Reinhardt. The narrative is set in 1944 in Southwestern France, focusing on the German military administration in occupied France during World War II.
The film, which runs for 138 minutes, was released in January 1974 and is distributed by Cinema International Corporation. It originates from France and Italy, with production companies including Hallelujah-Film GmbH, Vides Cinematografica, and Nouvelles Éditions de Films. The story is presented in German and French. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critical reception includes a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.9/10 score from another source, while IMDb lists a 7.6 rating based on 8,143 votes.
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7.0In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Cast
- Pierre Blaise as Lucien Lacombe
- Aurore Clément as France Horn
- Holger Löwenadler as Albert Horn
- Therese Giehse as La Grand-mère
- Stéphane Bouy as Jean-Bernard
- Loumi Iacobesco as Betty Beaulieu
Themes
- war crimes
- french gestapo
- maquis
- children in wartime
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
8,143 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Screenwriter
- Louis Malle
- Composer
- Django Reinhardt
- Producer
- Louis Malle
- Cinematographer
- Tonino Delli Colli
- Narrative location
- Southwestern France
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 183841
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- publication date
- 1975-05-12
- title
- Lacombe Lucien
- distributed by
- Cinema International Corporation
- set in period
- 1944
- film editor
- Suzanne Baron
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- Lacombe Lucien
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