Les honneurs de la guerre Filming Locations
Where was Les honneurs de la guerre filmed? Les honneurs de la guerre was filmed in 7 locations across France in the following places:
Les honneurs de la guerre Filming Locations
Arçais is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the only village which is located in the centre of the Marais Mouillé, the so-called "wet marsh" which forms the eastern half of the Marais Poitevin, near the city of Niort.
Avignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) in the city center, which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts.
La Mothe-Saint-Héray is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.
Saint-Rémy is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
Sainte-Néomaye is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. It has 1,324 inhabitants. They are called Neomadiens.
Les honneurs de la guerre (1961)
This is August 1944. In France the times are uncertain and some places can be in turns liberated by the Allies and reclaimed by the Occupiers. The place is Nanteuil, a provincial town. The German troops present there are exhausted and leaderless and have offered the inhabitants to surrender. Exhilarated, the people from Nanteuil celebrate the event loudly and merrily but ...a bit prematurely. What they do not know is that a German officer has arrived and undertaken to galvanize the demoralized troops into resuming fighting...