The Honors of War

One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.

Cast

Albert Hehn Captain Rollingen Gerhart Lippert Lieutenant Bergmann Helmut Fischer Staff Sergeant Holbrock Bernard Verley Gérard Serge Davri Clovis Erwin Strahl Sergeant Gerke Willy Harlander Hermann Paul Mercey Nieucourt

Jean Solar Sauvage

Pierre Collet Morizot Danielle Godet Mademoiselle Lherminier Hans Elwenspoek Horst Hollermann

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