Is The Sorrow and the Pity sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does The Sorrow and the Pity leave you hopeful?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Sorrow and the Pity scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Sorrow and the Pity violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Sorrow and the Pity

Name: The Sorrow and the Pity
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 1969
Rating: 7.87
Cast: Marcel Ophüls, André Harris, Solange Azan, Georges Bidault, Matthäus Bleibinger

Chronicle of a French city under the Occupation

Created by Marcel Ophüls

On Das Erste

19691 season2 episodes122 min7.9 / 10

A rigorous, unflinching historical documentary that interrogates complicity and moral compromise during Nazi occupation through archival footage and testimony.

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime, established in the south of France and headed by Marshal Pétain, and Nazi Germany.

Clusters

Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Paranoia Without Comfort

Genres

Documentary War & Politics

Keywords

Vichy Regime World War Ii Nazi Collaborationism Nazi Occupation Occupied France (1940-44)Political Documentary French History War Documentary Historical War

Questions people ask

Is The Sorrow and the Pity easy watching? No. Less comforting than 100% of series.
Is The Sorrow and the Pity sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.
Does The Sorrow and the Pity leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.
Is The Sorrow and the Pity scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is The Sorrow and the Pity violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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