The Honors of War

Name: The Honors of War
Director: Jean Dewever
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1962-02-16
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Albert Hehn, Gerhart Lippert, Helmut Fischer, Bernard Verley, Serge Davri

Directed by Jean Dewever

War

Drama

19621h 25m5.5

Overview

One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.