The Sacha Guitry Affair

Overview

On the morning of 23 August 1944 Sacha Guitry was arrested at his Paris appartment, as the French capital was being liberated. Accused of collaboration with the enemy, the author of successful plays ("My Father was Right," "Let's Make a Dream," "Quadrille") and director of the theatre of the Madeleine was to remain captive for sixty days. His detention took from from the depot, to the Vel' d'hiv', then Drancy, and finally Fresnes Prison.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 24, 2007

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Cast

Bernard Alane,Marie Desgranges,Gérard Lartigau,Jean-François Balmer

Director

Fabrice Cazeneuve

Writer

Lorraine Lévy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0488368