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Cast
Laurent Terzieff
as Charles Parisot
Erika Remberg
as Hertha von Stauffen
Horst Frank
as General von Stauffen
Gert Fröbe
as General
Claude Farell
as Cast
Françoise Rosay
as Madame Parisot
Lutz Gabor
as Lieutenant Müller
Richard Larke
as R.A.F. Instructor Lieutenant
Christian Melsen
as Cast
Claude Vernier
as German soldier
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1960
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes6
DirectorClaude Autant-Lara
WritersGhislaine Autant-Lara, François de Curel, René Hardy
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLovers Woods
About Lovers Woods
1943, Christmas Eve in occupied Brittany. Charles, a member of the Resistance, is parachuted into the house of his mother, Madame Parisot, where he meets Herta, a young German woman who has come to accompany her officer husband. Despite the situation, the two young people fall in love and protect each other, but their love is short-lived, interrupted at dawn by a deadly English bomb.
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara, Lovers Woods leans on a strong ensemble — Laurent Terzieff, Erika Remberg, Horst Frank — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1960.
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