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The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine

MGM's drama of the fighting French!

Genres

WarDrama

OverView

French soldiers (Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly) surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison camp.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

12 November 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Paul

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Victor

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Father Sebastian

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Sergeant Berger

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Duval

Richard Whorf

Richard Whorf

François

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Rodriguez

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Pierre

Richard Ryen

Richard Ryen

Lt. Schmidt

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Jacques

William Royle

William Royle

Louis

John Abbott

John Abbott

Baker

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