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Casabianca

Casabianca

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 17, 1951

Runtime

1h 9m

Genres

War, Drama

User Score

53%

Original Title

Casabianca

Production Companies

Société Marseillaise du Film, Les Films Croix du Sud

Director

Georges Péclet

Description

In November of 1942, the French submarine, the "Casabianca,", escapes from German-held Toulon, and, upon joining the Free French forces at Algiers, is sent on a secret mission to Corsica to take two secret-service agents to make contact with the underground there. The agents contact the Marquis resistance forces, and learn they are ready to revolt but lack the needed arms and ammunition. The submarine is sent back to Corscia with the necessary weapons for the resistance-fighters, and also returns with trained troops to assist the resistance forces in attacking the Germans.