The Impostor
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6.5A condemned murderer named Clement is "liberated" when the Nazis bomb the French jail that holds him. During his escape, Clement comes across the body of a French soldier; he steals the dead man's uniform and identification papers, then hides from the law by joining the Resistance movement. Clement's new identity and purpose in life reforms him, and in due time he has sacrificed himself in service of his country.
Released: 1944-02-1092 minDir: Julien DuvivierWar, Drama
Cast
- Jean Gabin as Clément / Maurice Lafarge
- Ellen Drew as Yvonne
- Richard Whorf as Lt. Varenne
- Dennis Moore as Maurice LeFarge
- Ralph Morgan as Col. DeBoivin
- Peter van Eyck as Hafner
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Key dates
- Published
- 27 January 1944
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Julien Duvivier
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Longstreet
- Cast member
- Harry Woods
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Producer
- Julien Duvivier
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1940s war drama films1944 drama films1944 English-language films1944 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war drama filmsEnglish-language war drama filmsFilms about capital punishmentFilms about identity theftFilms about the North African campaignFilms directed by Julien DuvivierFilms scored by Dimitri Tiomkin