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The Old Gun

7.5(301)19751h 43m4

In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decides to meet them for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.

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German
  • dying and death
  • rape
  • repayment
  • ss (nazi schutzstaffel)
  • southern france
  • world war ii
  • castle
  • waffen ss
  • revenge
  • german occupation of france
  • flamethrower
  • death of daughter

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRNew York City29 Jun 1976
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical(Rated X)6 Sept 1976
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1422 Aug 1975
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatricale 121 Jan 1976
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical2 Aug 1976
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP20 Aug 1975
    • PhysicalDVD26 Aug 1999
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray6 Sept 2013
    • Physical4K UHD27 Sept 2017
    • TVArte22 Sept 2025
    • TVT182 Jul 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical18Cinerama6 Nov 1975
    • TheatricalProgress (East Germany)7 May 1976
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1629 Jun 1978
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical13 Mar 1976
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical6 Nov 1975
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical185 Nov 1976
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical1 Feb 1977

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The Old Gun was released on 20 August 1975.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/7/2025

    7/10

    The Allies are closing in on their small town, but not quite quickly enough for the liking of local surgeon “Dandieu” (Philippe Noiret) so he relocates his wife and daughter to their remote castle, well off the beaten track, in the hope that they can sit out the rest of the war safely. When he takes a drive out to see them some time after, he arrives at it’s small chapel to be met by a vision of carnage. Racing to th…

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