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.
Release Date | January 1, 1944 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Aventure Malgache | |
Runtime | 31min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | French | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | France, United Kingdom | |
Production Companies | PhoenixMinistry of Information |