CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 0h 31m · NR

Aventure Malgache

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Backstage before a performance, a French actor recalls his time in Madagascar during World War II, when he secretly ran a Resistance radio station under the watch of a collaborationist police chief. His story unfolds in flashback, revealing espionage, deception, and divided loyalties within the French ranks. Made for Britain’s Ministry of Information, this 1944 French-language propaganda short satirizes Vichy opportunism and wartime hypocrisy, and was shelved for decades before its release in 1993.

Directed byAlfred Hitchcock

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 31m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1944
Studios
PhoenixMinistry of Information

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SFE 'Hitchcock - The Wartime Resistance Films' Trailer

SFE 'Hitchcock - The Wartime Resistance Films' Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

Michel

Paul Clarus

Paul Clarus

Jean Dattas

Man behind Michel

Andre Frere

Pierre

Guy Le Feuvre

General

Paulette Preney

Yvonne

Creative team
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Jules Francois Clermont
Angus MacPhail
Angus MacPhail

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