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The Old Gun

1975 • 1h 43m •
Drama History War
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★ 7.5/10
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The Old Gun
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In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decides to meet them for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.

Top Billed Cast

Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret
Julien Dandieu
Romy Schneider
Romy Schneider
Clara Dandieu
Jean Bouise
Jean Bouise
François
Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen
SS Officer
Robert Hoffmann
Robert Hoffmann
German Lieutenant
Karl Michael Vogler
Karl Michael Vogler
Dr. Müller
Caroline Bonhomme
Caroline Bonhomme
Florence Dandieu (8 years old)
Catherine Delaporte
Catherine Delaporte
Florence Dandieu (13 years old)

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2025-09-07

The Allies are closing in on their small town, but not quite quickly enough for the liking of local surgeon “Dandieu” (Philippe Noiret) so he relocates his wife and daughter to their remote castle, well off the beaten track, in the hope that they can sit out the rest of the war safely. When he takes a drive out to see them some time after, he arrives at it’s small chapel to be met by a vision of carnage. Racing to the castle, he gets there just in time to see the brutality of the Nazis at their worst and immediately vows revenge. Just how, though, can this civilised old gent possibly inf...