La libre Belgique
About La libre Belgique
During the German occupation, the underground paper La Libre Belgique is printed and passed along. The film follows Gabrielle Petit's part in that work and then her arrest and prosecution. Newsreel footage is cut in with the staged scenes. The spying episodes are told in pieces.
Cast & crew
More about La libre Belgique
Armand du Plessy directed. An alternate title is La Libre Belgique et l'héroïne Gabrielle Petit. IMDb times a copy at 97 minutes. The catalog cast includes Andrée Berty, Raphaël Gilbert, Henri Goidsen, and Marcel Roels.
Themes
Background
The story uses the occupation of Belgium in the First World War and the clandestine paper La Libre Belgique.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The paper in the title was printed underground in occupied Belgium.
- The catalog description says the picture stresses Petit's stoicism more than a continuous spy plot.
- A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- The film moves from the paper's distribution to Petit's prosecution.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (La Libre Belgique)