Black Thursday

Black Thursday (1974) is a history, drama film directed by Michel Mitrani rated 5.8/10.

In Paris, in 1942, on a Thursday, the Parisian police herded together some 13,000 Jews for deportation to German territory. In this story, Paul (Christian Rist) is a teenager who tries to prevent this from happening. At first he attempts to save two elderly Jews, but they are resigned to their fate and comply with the order to assemble. For a short while, he is able to keep Jeanne (Christine Pascal) from joining them, but, after a long and strenuous day, she finally escapes from him he is too tired to chase after her.

Cast

Christine Pascal

Jeanne

Judith Magre

madame Ash

Alice Sapritch

la vieille dame

Michel Auclair

monsieur Edmond

Christian Rist

Paul

Michel Robin

le cousin

Henri Garcin

Ernst Jünger

Jacques Rispal

Alexandre Rignault

Jacques Debary

André Thorent

Evelyne Istria