In 1944, an 18-year-old boy from small-town France collaborates with the Gestapo and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish girl.In 1944, an 18-year-old boy from small-town France collaborates with the Gestapo and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish girl.In 1944, an 18-year-old boy from small-town France collaborates with the Gestapo and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish girl.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total
Holger Löwenadler
- Albert Horn
- (as Holger Lowenadler)
Gaëtan Bloom
- Patrick Vaugeois
- (as Jean-Louis Blum)
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- TriviaThe film showed a more accurate depiction of the ratio of collaborators to resistance, unlike many other French-produced films, which suggest there were very few collaborators because of the sense of betrayal they would have felt.
- GoofsWhen Lucien goes back to the hotel early morning, modern red no parking signs are visible on garage doors.
- Quotes
Albert Horn, the tailor: [to Lucien] It's very strange. Somehow I can't bring myself to completely despise you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Arena: My Dinner with Louis (1984)
- SoundtracksMinor Swing
Music by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli
Featured review
Of all of the hundreds of foreign films I've seen through my 42 years, one has stood out in mind a film I first saw in 1979 and again in 1980. "Lacombe, Lucien," director Louis Malle's searing, powerful film of innocence lost and how power corrupts, is one of the great films in French cinema. That the French themselves criticized the film on its initial release is amazing. That this film has gone for so long without a proper DVD release is unforgivable. The drought of its release to home video is about to end. The Criterion Collection is releasing "Lacombe, Lucien" as part of a three film box set retrospective on Mallle's French films ("Au Revoir Les Infant" and "Murmus of the Heart," two great Malle's features in their own right). "Lacombe, Lucien" also will be available separately by itself. Either way, modern American audiences will finally be able to see this film. And they won't be disappointed. Malle's film tells the story about a young French boy who joins the Nazis and snubs the French Resistance during the German occupation of France. From the powerful performances all the way to Malle's meticulous production design that beautifully recreates period France, this film is unbeatable. As much as I enjoy watching Truffaut films, nothing compares to the genius of Malle. From his French films to his American productions, Malle truly was a genius of the cinema. I suggest you buy the three-film retrospective. Or at the least, but "Lacombe Lucien."
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- Lacombe Lucien
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- Gross worldwide
- $3,228
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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