Army of Crime

Original title: L'armée du crime

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6.7/10

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Paris 1941. Twenty-two men and one woman fighting for an ideal and for freedom in the untold story of the French Resistance.

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The poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. Twenty-two men and one woman fighting for an ideal and for free... Read allThe poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. Twenty-two men and one woman fighting for an ideal and for freedom. News of their daring attacks, including the assassination of an SS general, eventuall... Read allThe poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. Twenty-two men and one woman fighting for an ideal and for freedom. News of their daring attacks, including the assassination of an SS general, eventually reaches Berlin.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.6K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination

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Trivia
Characters Micha Aznavourian (Serge Avedikian) and Knar Aznavourian (Christina Galstian) were, in real life, the parents of singer and actor Charles Aznavour. Whilst Charles does not feature, as a character, in the film, he is briefly mentioned by his parents (as characters), around 42' 55" into the movie, as having early success as a child singer.

Goofs
When showed up to the press after being arrested in November 1943, a member of the group tells a policeman the FFI will avenge them when they come. The FFI (Forces Francaises de l'Interieur) was regrouping several resistance groups and was created in 1944.

Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Adam Sandler/Judd Apatow (2015)

Soundtracks
String Quartet No.17 in B-flat major K. 458
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Sung by Delphine Bardin, Laurent-Benoit Ostyn, Jean-Claude Tchevrekdjian (Claude Tcheurekdjian), Vincent Dormieu, Olivier Perrin
Enregistrés par Simon Derasse

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Featured review

8/10

Thought provoking film.

I'm surprised at some of the comments here. Cliff Hanley I think you'll find that all the members of the gang were white so can't see where you got the idea that the leader had a 'multi-coloured' gang. From different national and religious groups, yes. Can't say I agree that his comments are anti-Semitic, David W - Hanley's comments about the Palestinians are simply irrelevant. I was struck by the coldness of both sides. What does come through is that one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. At least the gang tried not to kill civilians, but that came from the members not the leaders. What Mr Timothy has against 'knobs', I do not know! 'Nazi knobs' 'Commie knobs' - how about door knobs? I thought that this was a very powerful film - with few redeeming characters. Under extreme circumstances people give up their ethics, but at what price? Betrayal, either innocent or knowing is one of the major themes of the arts (see Graham Greene's books).