Vendémiaire (1918)
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René Cresté, Édouard Mathé, Louis Leubas, Mary Harald
As World War I nears its end, refugees and a convalescing soldier find their precarious refuge unsettled by two escaped German prisoners posing as Belgians.
The story
As World War I draws toward an end unknown to those living through it, grape pickers work at the Castelviel estate in southern France. Among them are Father Larcher and his daughters, Marthe and Marie, refugees driven from their northern homes by the war. Pierre Bertin, a soldier on convalescent leave, is also there. Their already difficult circumstances are unsettled by Wilfried and Fritz, two escaped German prisoners who pose as Belgians and threaten the peace of the hard-hit family.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
World War I is drawing to a close, but no one knows it yet. Among the grape pickers working at the Castelviel estate in the south of France are several refugees from the north, driven from their homes by the war. They are Father Larcher and his two daughters, Marthe and Marie. There is also Pierre Bertin, a soldier on convalescent leave. And two escaped German prisoners, Wilfried and Fritz, who are passing themselves off as Belgians and threaten the peace of this already hard-hit family…
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