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The Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity

"Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation"

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

Created ByMarcel Ophüls
StatusEnded
Original NameLe Chagrin et la Pitié
First Air DateSeptember 18, 1969
Last Air DateSeptember 21, 1969
Seasons1
Episodes2
Episode Runtime NaNmin
LanguageEnglish, French, German
Original LanguageFrench
Production CountriesGermany, Switzerland
Production CompaniesNDRTélévision RencontreTSR
NetworksDas Erste
S01E02

The Choice

The different French political factions decide either to resist more openly or to collaborate with the Nazis.

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