This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.
Henri Keltekian
The original title is "L'Armée du crime" (FR).
The production budget was $10.0M.
The runtime is 139 minutes (2h 19m).
The film was directed by Robert Guédiguian.
The score was composed by Alexandre Desplat.
Cinematography was handled by Pierre Milon.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1258120.
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Good
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L'Armée du crime
Released
TP
Deutsch, Français
France
$10,000,000
