Cognacq-Jay

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Cognacq-Jay (1994)

Directed by Laurent Heynemann

History, War, Drama, TV Movie, Thriller · 1h 30m

With the armies of the Liberation at the gates of Paris, station manager Kurt Heyzmann receives an order from his superiors to withdraw. As a farewell, he decides to prepare one last prestigious program, to be filmed and broadcast live. Kleischter, a Gestapo lieutenant, emerges to try and spoil the show, by antagonizing Heyzmann and his employees. He believes that the war is not over, and continues to hunt down potential Jews and STO deserters on the TV premises.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Laurent Heynemann
Writer
Pierre Fabre, Thierry Bourcy

Details

Release date
1994-08-24
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
History, War, Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Image & Compagnie, ARTE, SFP, France 2