In the Heart of the Thunderstorm (1948)

This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.

Released April 30, 1948 80 min None+

Genres: Documentary, War

Keywords: imdb.year-1948, imdb.vercors, imdb.liberation-of-paris, imdb.front-line-combat, imdb.combat-zone, imdb.militiamen, imdb.grenoble + 30 more, imdb.guerilla-fighter, imdb.guerilla-warfare, imdb.guerilla, imdb.battle-of-stalingrad, imdb.clandestine-operation, imdb.clandestine-activity, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.20th-century, imdb.french-resistance, imdb.soviet-union, imdb.france, imdb.africa, imdb.archive-footage, imdb.massacre, imdb.dead-body, imdb.woods, imdb.parachute, imdb.militia, imdb.mountain, imdb.french-alps, imdb.red-army, imdb.sharpshooter, imdb.sniper, imdb.london-blitz, imdb.1940s, tmdb.war, tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.french-resistance, tmdb.german-occupation-of-france, aspectratio.1-37-1