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Le Chambon
Le Chambon

Le Chambon

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During the Nazi regime in France in World War II, Pastor Fontaine and the town of Chambon undertake a mission to protect and shelter the children of many of the Jews sent to concentration camps.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

03 October 1994

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Patrick Raynal

Patrick Raynal

Pastor Jean Fontaine

Ottavia Piccolo

Ottavia Piccolo

Martha Fontaine

Jip Wijngaarden

Jip Wijngaarden

Clara

Dora Doll

Dora Doll

Emilienne

Jean-François Garreaud

Jean-François Garreaud

Robert Vitac

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

René

Célia Asensio

Célia Asensio

Anne

Diane Dassigny

Diane Dassigny

Sophie

Deborah Biolzi

Deborah Biolzi

Lisa

Yonathan Bloch

Yonathan Bloch

Boy of the arrest

Caroline Campos

Caroline Campos

Jeanine

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Frédéric

Marie Chachman

Marie Chachman

Marcelle Chailloux

Avi Falkenstein

Avi Falkenstein

Paulo

Damien Groelle

Damien Groelle

Julien

Ruben Honigmann

Ruben Honigmann

David

Philippe Lefebvre

Philippe Lefebvre

Marc

Jonas Mary

Jonas Mary

Child playing basketball

Tristan Morvan

Tristan Morvan

Jean-Jacques

Manfred Andrae

Manfred Andrae

Major von Lindenberg

Jean Lescot

Jean Lescot

Lucien Darget

Fred Personne

Fred Personne

Maurice

Gérard Victor

Gérard Victor

Mayor

Michel Muller

Michel Muller

Hugo

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