Women and War
1961, French. Directed by Georges Lautner.
In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Georges LautnerDirector
- Bernard Blierle docteur Leproux, maire du village
- Lucile Saint-SimonCatherine Leproux, la fille du maire
- Lutz Gaborle major allemand
- Daniel Soranole Toulousain, un résistant
- Anne DoatDany, une résistante
- Béatrice BrettyGermaine, la bonne du maire
- Henri Virlogeuxle garde-champêtre
- Paulette Dubostla veuve
- Catherine Le CoueyMme Gaspard, l'épicière
- Jacques MarinM. Gaspard, l'épicier
- Jacques Chabassolun résistant
- Guy Dakarun officier de la 2e D.B
Details
- Released
- 1 February 1961
- Original title
- Arrêtez les tambours
- Written by
- Georges Lautner, Michel Prentout, Pierre Laroche
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Women and War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 1961. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Women and War?
Women and War (1961) was directed by Georges Lautner and stars Bernard Blier, Lucile Saint-Simon, Lutz Gabor.