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Titre original : This Land Is Mine

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA mild-mannered school teacher in a German-occupied town during World War II finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.A mild-mannered school teacher in a German-occupied town during World War II finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.A mild-mannered school teacher in a German-occupied town during World War II finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.

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Récompensé par 1 Oscar
- 1 victoire au total

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Charles Laughton

Albert Lory

Maureen O'Hara

Louise Martin

George Sanders

George Lambert

Walter Slezak

Major Erich von Keller

Kent Smith

Paul Martin

Una O'Connor

Emma Lory

Philip Merivale

Professor Sorel

Thurston Hall

Mayor Henry Manville

George Coulouris

Prosecutor

Nancy Gates

Julie Grant

Ivan F. Simpson

Judge
(as Ivan Simpson)

John Donat

Edmund Lorraine

Philip Ahlm

German Second Lieutenant
(non crédité)

Frank Alten

Captain Schwartz
(non crédité)

Louis V. Arco

German Sergeant
(non crédité)

John Banner

German Sergeant
(non crédité)

Joan Barclay

Young Woman
(non crédité)

Trevor Bardette

Courtroom Guard Who Brings Albert's Notes
(non crédité)

Réalisation
- Jean Renoir
Scénario
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Anecdotes
The singing of "Die Lorelei" by the German soldiers was a subtle dig at the anti-Semitic regime of the Nazis, since the words were written by banned Jewish poet Heinrich Heine. Many of his books, considered un-German, were burned in the book-burning episode at Opernplatz, Berlin, Germany, on 10 May 1933. However, his works were so popular that they were still published, but "author unknown" was the listed writer. In his 1821 play "Almansor," Heine also prophetically wrote "Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen" ("Where they burned books, they will in the end burn people").

Gaffes
When Paul Martin is trying to escape by jumping from car to car in the rail-yard, one of the parked box cars to the side clearly has the Great Northern logo. Whilst Great Northern was a large operation, its rails didn't reach to Nazi-occupied Europe. Another car is clearly marked "SP" for the Southern Pacific railroad.

Citations
[At Albert Lory's murder trial, the Prosecutor produces a "suicide note," proving that George Lambert killed himself. But Lory will not have it]
Albert Lory: The letter's forged, Your Honor. Major Von Keller told me last night... The prosecutor wrote that letter himself. I think he's trying to save my life.
[laughter ripples through the courtroom]
Prosecutor: This is no laughing matter! Your Honor, for the sake of the dignity of this court, I respectfully ask that the man who started that unseemly outburst be forcibly removed from the room!
Judge: The court agrees with you, Mr. Prosecutor! Which of you started that laughter? Please stand up.
[Silence. No one in the courtroom stands up]
Judge: I ask you again, who started that laughter?
Albert Lory: Excuse me, Your Honor. I don't know, but I think I can guess. Perhaps it was the Unknown Soldier.

Crédits fous
Opening credits prologue: "Somewhere in Europe--"

Connexions
Featured in The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton (1978)

Bandes originales
Die Lorelei
(1838) (uncredited)
Music by Friedrich Silcher (1838)
Poem by Heinrich Heine (1823)
Played on accordion by Kent Smith and sung by the German soldiers

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A wonderful piece of propaganda

In an interview with Cahiers du Cinema in the 1950s, Renoir reluctantly referred to this film as "my own propaganda." Early Hollywood depictions of the french had portrayed them as unscrupulous collaborators. (That includes Casablanca). Renoir, who was in France when it fell, was justified to feel this was an unfair portrayal. This Land is Mine was his way of showing America what it was like to be a conquered country. Each character becomes an icon of every section of French society. It's not trademark 'Renoir' and he admits it. Because it was so important to make sure the film found its audience, he says he "took less risks"

The mission worked. The film was a success and attitudes towards the French changed... two other Warner Bros films, also starring Bogart, made after Casablanca (and more importantly This Land is Mine), portray the French as heros and patriots with a just cause.

Brilliant acting, brilliant script, brilliant propaganda!