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.

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Created By

Marcel Ophüls

Status

Ended

Original Name

Le Chagrin et la Pitié

First Air Date

September 18, 1969

Last Air Date

September 21, 1969

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Language

English, French, German

Production Companies

NDRTélévision RencontreTSR

Networks

Das 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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