France, The Resistance: an escape from the Gestapo, so sudden and hairsbreadth as to leave the toughest of tough guys gasping with the icy sweat of terror and relief; two brothers remain unaware, to the end, of each other’s clandestine activities; patriots, who, in relentless pursuit of traitors, must steel themselves to the most brutal of face-to-face violence. Gallic icon Lino Ventura (Elevator to the Gallows, Classe Tous Risques), aided by compatriots including maitresse of disguise Simone Signoret, goes underground in the face of the German Occupation — but heroism can come at a truly high price.