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Safe Conduct

Safe Conduct

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 9, 2002

Runtime

2h 50m

Genres

War, Drama, History

User Score

64%

Original Title

Laissez-passer

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma, KC Medien, Les Films Alain Sarde, StudioCanal, Vertigo Films, Little Bear, France 3 Cinéma

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Description

The film is about the French film industry from 1942 to 1944 during the Nazi occupation. The film focuses on assistant director and resistance fighter Jean Devaivre and screenwriter Jean Aurenche. Aurenche is on the move so that he doesn't have to write anything collaborationist. Devaivre is in dangerous political activity. Devaivre also works for the German production company Continental where he is respected. On the other hand, Aurenche's scriptwriting doesn't help how he lives and he is a womanizer which causes him to procrastinate.