The Day and the Hour (1963)
In the twilight of her youth... she fought to hold her American!
It's the spring of 1944 and Therese is in a hurry to get back to Paris. The trains aren't running from the village where she has gone to visit her father's grave and to fill two suitcases with food. Some British and American planes have been shot down and the Germans want to know where the pilots are hiding. An acquaintance has clearance to drive to Paris with a truckload of goats. After she is in the truck Therese discovers that two British pilots and an American pilot are back there with the goats. She must get the men on a train to Paris and to a safe house there, where there is no room for the American. Can she leave him at the Metro station trying to figure out the map?
Director: René Clément
Genre: Drama, Action, War
Runtime: 110 min
Release Date: April 5, 1963
Cast
- Simone Signoret - Thérèse Dutheil
- Stuart Whitman - le capitaine Allan Morley
- Geneviève Page - Agathe
- Michel Piccoli - Antoine
- Reggie Nalder - le policier allemand
- Billy Kearns - Pat Riley
- Marcel Bozzuffi - l'inspecteur Lerat
- Henri Virlogeux - Legendre, le pharmacien
- Hénia Sucha - la fille en bleu
- Hubert de Lapparent - Jasseron
Music: Claude Bolling
Cinematography: Henri Decaë
Editing: Fedora Zincone
Production: Terra Film, Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA), Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale (CCM)
Country: France, Italy
Language: Français
Original Language: fr
More Films by Director: René Clément
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Day and the Hour about?
- It's the spring of 1944 and Therese is in a hurry to get back to Paris. The trains aren't running from the village where she has gone to visit her father's grave and to fill two suitcases with food. Some British and American planes have been shot down and the Germans want to know where the pilots are hiding. An acquaintance has clearance to drive to Paris with a truckload of goats. After she is in the truck Therese discovers that two British pilots and an American pilot are back there with the goats. She must get the men on a train to Paris and to a safe house there, where there is no room for the American. Can she leave him at the Metro station trying to figure out the map?
- Who directed The Day and the Hour?
- The Day and the Hour was directed by René Clément.
- Who stars in The Day and the Hour?
- The Day and the Hour stars Simone Signoret, Stuart Whitman, Geneviève Page, Michel Piccoli, Reggie Nalder, Billy Kearns.
- How long is The Day and the Hour?
- The Day and the Hour has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is The Day and the Hour?
- The Day and the Hour is a Drama, Action, War film.
- Where was The Day and the Hour produced?
- The Day and the Hour was produced in France, Italy.