Jericho (1946 film)

Jericho is a 1946 French war film directed by Henri Calef based on Operation Jericho. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair in Paris.

Jericho
Directed by	Henri Calef
Written by	Claude Heymann Charles Spaak
Produced by	Sacha Gordine
Cinematography	Claude Renoir
Edited by	Madeleine Bagiau
Production company	Films Sacha Gordine
Release date	13 March 1946 (1946-03-13)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

During the Second World War the Royal Air Force and the French Resistance take part in a joint operation known as "Jericho" to free fifty civilians being held as hostages by the occupying German Army in Amiens.

Cast

• Nadine Alari as Alice Noblet
• Roland Armontel as Muscat
• Jean Brochard as Michaud
• André Carnège as L'aumônier allemand
• Jacques Charon as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
• Paul Demange as André Morget
• Yves Deniaud as Robert Detaille
• Paul Faivre
• Guy Favières as Le maire
• Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Michaud
• René Génin as Camille Duroc
• Albert Glado
• Jacques Henley
• Maxime Joal
• Pierre Larquey as Béquille
• Albert Michel as Le correspondent qui vient de Hollande
• Henri Nassiet as Le commandant Munchhausen
• Reggie Nalder
• Line Noro as Rosa Duroc
• Palau as Dietrich
• Fred Pasquali
• Raphaël Patorni as Batignolles
• Georges Paulais
• Raymond Pellegrin as Pierre, le fils du pharmacien
• Raymond Raynal
• Michel Salina
• Santa Relli as Simone Michaud
• Louis Seigner as Le docteur Noblet
• Robert Seller as Lucien Sampet
• Pierre Sergeol as L'acteur
• François Viguier
• Jean d'Yd as Un conseiller
• Pierre Brasseur as Jean-César Morin
• Alfred Baillou
• Jo Dest as Un policier allemand
• Rudy Lenoir as Petit rôle
• Julienne Paroli as La cliente à la pharmacie
• Howard Vernon as Un officier allemande

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Jericho at IMDb