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Safe Conduct

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In 1940s Paris, during the German occupation, two men in the film industry find different ways to deal with the Vichy regime stifling their creativity. Jean Devaivre (Jacques Gamblin) is an assistant director, and Jean Aurenche (Denis Podalydès) is a screenwriter. Devaivre actively rebels against the occupation: He is an employee of Continental, a Nazi film company, but secretly fights in the resistance. Aurenche, on the other hand, refuses to create propaganda by working for the company.
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Critics Consensus

A highly detailed, exciting historical epic.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 05/09/2003
4/4
[While The Last Metro] was more melodramatic, confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions, while Tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history. Go to Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 05/08/2003
4/4
No one who loves French film (or movies in general) should miss it. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe 03/28/2003
2.5/4
There's an epic here, but you have to put it together yourself. Go to Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/16/2021
Safe Conduct is gripping and appealing-and honest-in regard to that part of modern life it does treat, and that is no small matter. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/18/2005
2/5
Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 01/19/2005
Controversial film about art under occupation Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/10/2020 True story of the French film industry under the Nazi occupation. Long but never dull, with good dialogue and sharp characters. Also well cast and well paced. Kind of a gem. Four out of five. See more 04/04/2012 One of the most overlooked foreign films of 00's, a juicy epic set during the Nazi occupation of France from the point of view of movie studios and how they operated during the war. Gripping, one of Tavernier's best. See more 09/15/2011 Another of Tavernier's intrinsically detailed & fascinating studies, this time about French film-making during WWII. See more 12/15/2009 J'adore les films de Tavernier, je suis une "Tavernière" convaincue !!! Gamblin est mortel dans ce rôle !!! See more 11/14/2007 Superb! Never mind the subtitles Jacques Gamblin is gorgeous. See more 09/19/2007 I liked this movie about French filmmakers during the WW2 occupation, trying to be true to their art while not getting in trouble with Nazi censors. See more Read all reviews
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Bertrand Tavernier

Director

Jacques Gamblin

Jean Devaivre

Denis Podalydès

Jean Aurenche

Christian Berkel

Dr. Greven

Marie Gillain

Olga

Charlotte Kady

Suzanne Raymond
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Synopsis In 1940s Paris, during the German occupation, two men in the film industry find different ways to deal with the Vichy regime stifling their creativity. Jean Devaivre (Jacques Gamblin) is an assistant director, and Jean Aurenche (Denis Podalydès) is a screenwriter. Devaivre actively rebels against the occupation: He is an employee of Continental, a Nazi film company, but secretly fights in the resistance. Aurenche, on the other hand, refuses to create propaganda by working for the company.
Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Producer
Frédéric Bourboulon, Alain Sarde
Screenwriter
Jean Cosmos, Jean Devaivre, Bertrand Tavernier
Distributor
Empire Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2002, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.6K
Runtime
2h 50m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)