United States / Sep 28, 1974 / New York Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean Rougerie | Tonin |
| Pierre Decazes | Aubert |
| Jacqueline Staup | Melle Chauvelot |
| Cécile Ricard | Marie |
| Ave Ninchi | Mme Georges |
| Pierre Saintons | Hippolyte |
| Jacques Rispal | Propiétaire |
| Gilberte Rivet | Mére de Lucien |
| Jean Bousquet | Peyssac |
| Franz Rudnick | |
| Jean-Louis Blum | |
| Claude Marcan | |
| Jean Maurat | |
| Gabriel Cabessut | |
| Mimi Juskiewenski | |
| Albert Tillet | |
| René Thauran |
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| Philippe Henriot | Self (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| Jean Mourat | (uncredited) |
| Roger Riffard | (uncredited) |
| Walter Seldmayer | (uncredited) |
| René Thouron | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lacombe Lucien |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hallelujah-Film GmbH, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films |
| Release date | 30 gennaio 1974 |
| Production | Louis Malle, Claude Nedjar |
| Writer | Patrick Modiano, Louis Malle |
| Casting | Catherine Vernoux |
| Editing | Suzanne Baron, Reine Wekstein |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli, Daniel Barrau, Patrice Wyers, Pierre Zucca, François Catonné, André Thiéry |
| Assistant directors | Marc Grunebaum, Jean-Pierre Dion, Louis Malle, Sylvette Baudrot |
| Lighting | Louis Gasperina |
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| Camera operators | Patrice Wyers, Tonino Delli Colli, Daniel Barrau, Pierre Zucca, François Catonné, André Thiéry |
| Additional photography | Tonino Delli Colli, Daniel Barrau, Patrice Wyers, Pierre Zucca, François Catonné, André Thiéry |
| Production design | Ghislain Uhry, Henri Vergnes |
| Art direction | Ghislain Uhry, Henri Vergnes |
| Set decoration | Henri Vergnes, Ghislain Uhry |
| Music | Jean-Claude Laureux, Stéphane Grappelli, Nara Kollery, Michel Vionnet |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux, Stéphane Grappelli, Nara Kollery, Michel Vionnet |
| Costume design | Corinne Jorry, Geneviève Tonnelier, Janou Pottier, Jeanine Fauvel, Thi-Loan Nguyen |
| Makeup | Thi-Loan Nguyen, Geneviève Tonnelier, Janou Pottier, Jeanine Fauvel, Corinne Jorry |
| Hairstyling | Geneviève Tonnelier, Janou Pottier, Jeanine Fauvel, Thi-Loan Nguyen, Corinne Jorry |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Jan 30, 1974
Netherlands / Sep 12, 1974
Brazil / Jan 24, 1975
South Korea / Dec 04, 2008 / 15
Physical media
Netherlands / Sep 26, 2006 / AL / DVD
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