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A lawyer, a priest, a farmer, a surgeon, a wine vendor: these civilians-turned-soldiers are among the combatants captured and held in a POW camp after Nazi troops overrun France. Also among the captives is fiery Victor Labiche, a former cab driver chained to a wall in solitary confinement because of his defiance of prison authorities. Soon after Thousands Cheer, Gene Kelly set aside his musical prowess to showcase his dramatic talents in this wartime morale booster. He plays Victor, whose will to fight is crushed by the torment of solitary confinement. But his passions rekindle when, after being smuggled out of camp as part of a POW escape, he witnesses courage of fellow escapees and resistance partisans in combat against Nazi troops. Jean Pierre Aumont plays the escapee whose act of bravery inspires the firefight.
Original Release
11/12/1943
US Release
11/12/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Aumont | Paul Duprez / Paul |
Gene Kelly | Victor |
Cedric Hardwicke | Father Sebastian |
Richard Whorf | François |
Joseph Calleia | Rodriguez |
Peter Lorre | Sergeant Berger |
Hume Cronyn | Duval |
William Roy | Louis |
Tonio Selwart | Major Bruhl |
Jack Lambert | Jacques |
Directors
Writers
Michael Kanin, Ring Lardner Jr., Alexander Esway, Robert Hardy Andrews, Lilo Dammert, Robert Aisner, Hans Habe
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Aumont | Paul Duprez / Paul |
Gene Kelly | Victor |
Cedric Hardwicke | Father Sebastian |
Richard Whorf | François |
Joseph Calleia | Rodriguez |
Peter Lorre | Sergeant Berger |
Hume Cronyn | Duval |
William Roy | Louis |
Tonio Selwart | Major Bruhl |
Jack Lambert | Jacques |
Wallace Ford | Pierre |
Donald Curtis | Marcel |
Jack Edwards | René |
Richard Ryen | Lieutenant Schmidt / Lt. Schmidt |
Frederick Giermann | Corporal Daxer |
John Abbott | Baker |
Harry Allen | French Soldier |
Morris Ankrum | Col. Demas |
Louis V. Arco | Nazi Guard |
Felix Basch | German Captain |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edwin H. Knopf | Producer |