With the armies of the Liberation at the gates of Paris, station manager Kurt Heyzmann receives an order from his superiors to withdraw. As a farewell, he decides to prepare one last prestigious program, to be filmed and broadcast live. Kleischter, a Gestapo lieutenant, emerges to try and spoil the show, by antagonizing Heyzmann and his employees. He believes that the war is not over, and continues to hunt down potential Jews and STO deserters on the TV premises.
Released in 1994, Cognacq-Jay is a history, war and drama film from Image & Compagnie (France). It was directed by Laurent Heynemann and written by Pierre Fabre and Thierry Bourcy. The cast is led by Mathieu Carrière, Roland Blanche, Jeanne Marine and Julian Benedikt. With a runtime of 1h 30m, the film averages 10.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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