The Statement
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the 'cleansing' of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans...
Cast
Michael Caine
Pierre BrossardTilda Swinton
Annemarie LiviJeremy Northam
Colonel RouxAlan Bates
Armand BertierCharlotte Rampling
NicoleJohn Neville
Old ManCiarán Hinds
PochonFrank Finlay
Commissaire VionnetWilliam Hutt
Le MoyneMatt Craven
David ManenbaumNoam Jenkins
Michael LevyPeter Wight
Inspector CholetMalcolm Sinclair
Cardinal of LyonColin Salmon
Father PatriceDavid de Keyser
Dom André (as David De Keyser)Christian Erickson
Father JosephDominic Gould
Captain DurandPeter Hudson
Professor ValentinJoseph Malerba
MaxEdward Petherbridge
Dom VladimirJoseph Long
BishopWolfgang Pissors
German SoldierDaniel Lundh
Bertier's Secretary