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Monsignor Renard

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Monsignor Renard
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6hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1999
Directors:
Malcolm Mowbray, David Wheatley
Distributor:
WGBH Boston
Starring:
John Thaw, Cheryl Campbell, Juliette Caton  ...more
Synopsis: Created by Russell Lewis, the four-episode British miniseries Monsignor Renard was set in the French town of St-Josse-des-Bois during the Nazi occupation of the 1940s. The title character, played by John Thaw of Inspector Morse fame, initially tried to keep himself above politics. Ultimately, however, Monsignor Renard became intimately involved with the French Resistance movement, rallying his fellow townsmen against their Nazi "hosts." Monsignor Renard was presented by Carlton Television from March ... Full Synopsis
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Mike Cummings, AMG Review
Strong character development, intelligent dialogue, and well-paced action mark this 1999 British drama about residents of a small French town who respond with courage and cowardice to a German takeover in 1940. In the middle of it all, Monsignor Augustin Renard hides an English soldier, scolds a Nazi sadist, and struggles to preserve justice, honor, and human life. Overall, the four-hour U.S. version ... Full Review
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