Le Septième jour de Saint-Malo (1960) Directed by Paul Mesnier
War
Film Synopsis
August, 1944. Tony, a British army officer, and François,
a local guide, arrive in Saint-Malo to find the city occupied by the
resistance. To avoid an uprising, Captain Offmann orders
that all of the men of the town be imprisoned in the fort. Tony
and François cannot escape being arrested.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.