Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Paul Bonifas
Michel
LeadPC
Paul Clarus
Paul Clarus
JD
Jean Dattas
Man behind Michel
AF
Andre Frere
Pierre
GL
Guy Le Feuvre
General
PP
Paulette Preney
Yvonne
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred Hitchcock's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Aventure Malgache is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
