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Army of Crime

Army of Crime

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 16, 2009

Runtime

2h 19m

Genres

War, Drama, History

User Score

65%

Original Title

L'Armée du crime

Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Director

Robert Guédiguian

Budget

$10,000,000

Description

This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.