Aventure Malgache

A wry, talky wartime anecdote that unfolds backstage and in flashback, balancing suspense with satirical jabs at collaboration.

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Genres

War, Drama

Starring

Paul Bonifas, Paul Clarus, Jean Dattas

Overview

Backstage before a performance, a French actor recalls his time in Madagascar during World War II, when he secretly ran a Resistance radio station under the watch of a collaborationist police chief. His story unfolds in flashback, revealing espionage, deception, and divided loyalties within the French ranks. Made for Britain’s Ministry of Information, this 1944 French-language propaganda short satirizes Vichy opportunism and wartime hypocrisy, and was shelved for decades before its release in 1993.

How it feels

Satirical, tense, earnest and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Betrayal, war, deception, loyalty

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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