''Jericho'' is a 1946 French
war film
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directed by
Henri Calef based on
Operation Jericho.
[Rège p.186] It was shot at the
Epinay Studios of
Eclair in
Paris
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.
Synopsis
During the
Second World War
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the
Royal Air Force
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and the
French Resistance
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take part in a joint operation known as "Jericho" to free fifty civilians being held as hostages by the occupying German Army in
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
.
Cast
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Nadine Alari
Nadine Alari (born Bernadette Nicole Frédérique Bovarie; 23 February 1927 – 24 November 2016) was a French film and television actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Jericho'' (1946)
* '' The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean'' (1947)
* '' Tuesday' ...
as Alice Noblet
*
Roland Armontel as Muscat
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Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard (; 12 March 1893 – 17 June 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1966.
Selected filmography
* '' A Man's Neck'' (1933) - Petit rôle (uncredited)
* ''Boubouroche'' (1933)
* '' ...
as Michaud
*
André Carnège as L'aumônier allemand
*
Jacques Charon as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
*
Paul Demange as André Morget
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Yves Deniaud as Robert Detaille
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Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The House Opposite'' (1937)
* '' The Lady from Vittel'' (1937)
* ''Cinderella'' (1937)
* '' Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* ''Moulin ...
*
Guy Favières as Le maire
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Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Michaud
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René Génin
René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965.
Selected filmography
* ''Vertigo'' (1935)
* '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1936)
* '' The Bri ...
as Camille Duroc
*
Albert Glado
*
Jacques Henley
*
Maxime Joal
*
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77.
Selected filmography
* ''P ...
as Béquille
*
Albert Michel
Albert Michel (1909–1981) was a French stage, film and television actor.Paietta p.40
Selected filmography
* ''Je chante'' (1938) - Un laitier (uncredited)
* ''Ne bougez plus'' (1941) - Clanpinet
* ''Chèque au porteur'' (1941)
* ''Fièvres' ...
as Le correspondent qui vient de Hollande
*
Henri Nassiet as Le commandant Munchhausen
*
Reggie Nalder
*
Line Noro
Line Noro (22 February 1900 – 4 November 1985) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Hayward p.172 During the 1930s she played glamorous, often exotic, women in films such as ''Pépé le Moko''. Between 1945 and 1966 Noro was a membe ...
as Rosa Duroc
*
Palau
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as Dietrich
*
Fred Pasquali
Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director.
Theatre
Comedian
* 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
* 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...
*
Raphaël Patorni as Batignolles
*
Georges Paulais
*
Raymond Pellegrin as Pierre, le fils du pharmacien
*
Raymond Raynal
*
Michel Salina
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Santa Relli as Simone Michaud
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Louis Seigner as Le docteur Noblet
*
Robert Seller as Lucien Sampet
*
Pierre Sergeol as L'acteur
*
François Viguier
*
Jean d'Yd
Jean Paul Félix Didier Perret, who used the stage name Jean d'Yd, was a French actor and comedian who was born in Paris on 17 May 1880. He died in Vernon, Eure, France on 14 May 1964.
Selected filmography
*1923: ''La Dame de Monsoreau (film ...
as Un conseiller
*
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur (; 22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Biography
The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name ''Br ...
as Jean-César Morin
*
Alfred Baillou
*
Jo Dest as Un policier allemand
*
Rudy Lenoir as Petit rôle
*
Julienne Paroli as La cliente à la pharmacie
*
Howard Vernon as Un officier allemande
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1946 films
1940s war films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Henri Calef
French World War II films
Films about the French Resistance
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
Films shot at Epinay Studios
French-language war drama films
Films with screenplays by Charles Spaak
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