La Ligne de démarcation (“Line of Demarcation”) is a 1966
film written and directed by Claude Chabrol.
It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret
de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his
pseudonym Colonel Rémy.
A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which
creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A
French officer, Pierre, is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his
chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to
co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary supports the resistance movement and
is willing to risk her life for it.
The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance,
insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot.
When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.
The movement is hindered by an informer and another man who
pretends to help the resistance fighters but leads them to the Nazis and steals
all their possessions.
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