This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jean ChevrierNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 Jean DaurandNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
| CChristiane SertilangeNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
| HHubnerNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
| KKronegerNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
| SSchirayNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
| FFranck BauerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| AAbel BonnardSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| GGenevieve BrissautSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| JJacques DoriotSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| JJacques DuchesneSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMarcel DéatSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| PPhilippe HenriotSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| HHenri Rol TanguySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |