Reunion in France

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Reunion in France

Released Dec 25, 1942

1h 44m

War

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When wealthy Michele de la Becque (Joan Crawford) returns to Paris from her sunny holiday on the Riviera in 1939, she finds that the invading Nazi forces have commandeered her home. Worse, her industrialist fiancé, Robert Cortot (Philip Dorn), has been actively assisting the Germans. When downed American pilot Pat Talbot (John Wayne) stumbles into her life, Michele puts herself in grave danger to hide the flyboy from the invading forces and her suspicious lover.

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Emanuel Levy

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One of the worst John Wayne pictures, actually more of a Joan Crawford-MGM fake vehicle, in which she plays a French model engaged to a seemingly pro-Nazi industrialist designer (played by Philip Dorn).

Rated: D

Dec 24, 2006

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Dennis Schwartz

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Ineffective wartime flagwaver that's all over the map as both a spy story and a woman's pic.

Rated: C

Oct 6, 2005

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Steve D

Despite a good story it is miss-cast and sappy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Audience Member

Good yarn, even if a bit farfetched. John Wayne was miscast and the character he played was not credible. We can never know how bad it was to live in occupied France.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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brenda d

Knowing all about the historical references war references as well as the career paths of Joan Crawford and John Wayne, this movie provided a well told, dramatized story. I thoroughly enjoyed its true to life recount of how things really were in France at that time, while keeping with the sentiments and outlook of the French, Allied forces, and underground resistance. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys watching a good war movie with a great script and terrific acting, not to mention the wonderful commentary on the infiltration of German soldiers and their wives. The fashions add a wonderful element since much of the scenery is at times bland and dull due to plot lines. If you enjoy war movies as I do, you will love this sleeper and enjoy seeing Crawford in her early days when she was truly stunning.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Pretty dreadful film. Crawford doesn't even bother with a French accent! How lazy is that? The other performances are forgettable as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

There are many roles John Wayne did excellently, however romantic wartime melodrama is not one of them. A wordy bore, John Wayne playing a downed American RAF pilot posing as American student at age 35 is even for me too far a stretch of the imagination. Casablanca it most certainly isn't.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

A film worth watching and adding to your collection....

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Jules Dassin

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Joan Crawford

Michele de la Becque

John Wayne

Pat Talbot

Philip Dorn

Robert Cortot

Reginald Owen

Schultz

Albert Basserman

General Hugo Schroeder

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Synopsis

When wealthy Michele de la Becque (Joan Crawford) returns to Paris from her sunny holiday on the Riviera in 1939, she finds that the invading Nazi forces have commandeered her home. Worse, her industrialist fiancé, Robert Cortot (Philip Dorn), has been actively assisting the Germans. When downed American pilot Pat Talbot (John Wayne) stumbles into her life, Michele puts herself in grave danger to hide the flyboy from the invading forces and her suspicious lover.

Director: Jules Dassin
Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenwriter: Marvin Borowsky, Marc Connelly, Jan Lustig
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 44m

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