History Film / LesPasseurs

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''Les Passeurs'' (which more or less literally translates as ''The Smugglers'') is a 2004 French MadeForTV movie directed by Didier Grousset and written by Gilles Perrault. The cast includes Guy Marchand, Creator/BernardPierreDonnadieu, Toinette Laquière and Cédric Chevalme.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Bernard Anthonioz (Marchand) and Maurice Nicod (Donnadieu), two French mountain men living in the Jura massif, specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}. The two men hate each other with a passion out of an old families feud and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] ([[LaResistance resistants]], [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Jews]], communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Nicod smuggles goods and ''only'' goods, usually stuff that his clients don't want the Germans or the Milice to get their hands on, such as works of art or gold bars.

* WorthyOpponent: The German officer admires François' skills with a gun, and recognizes him instantly from a distance due to this during the final battle, as he has just shot four soldier with four bullets.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Bernard Anthonioz (Marchand) and Maurice Nicod (Donnadieu), two French mountain men living in the Jura massif, specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}. The two men hate each other with a passion out of an old families feud and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Nicod smuggles goods and ''only'' goods, usually stuff that his clients don't want the Germans or the Milice to get their hands on, such as works of art or gold bars.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Bernard Anthonioz (Marchand) and Maurice Nicod (Donnadieu), two French mountain men living in the Jura massif, specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}. The two men hate each other with a passion out of an old families feud and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (people he smuggles include Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Nicod smuggles goods and ''only'' goods, usually stuff that his clients don't want the Germans or the Milice to get their hands on, such as works of art or gold bars.

''Les Passeurs'' (which more or less literally translates as ''The Smugglers'') is a 2004 French MadeForTV movie directed by Didier Grousset and written by Gilles Perrault. The cast includes Guy Marchand, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Toinette Laquière and Cédric Chevalme.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Bernard Anthonioz and Maurice Nicod, two French mountain men living in the Jura massif, specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}. The two men hate each other with a passion out of an old families feud and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (people he smuggles include Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Nicod smuggles goods and ''only'' goods, usually stuff that his clients don't want the Germans or the Milice to get their hands on, such as works of art or gold bars.

* ConflictKiller: Séverine and François end up {{pinned down}} by a German squad. Bernard and Maurice put a stop to their conflict the moment they figure this out, and team up to [[PapaWolf save their children]].

* ObfuscatingDisability: François feigns being sick with tuberculosis to be deemed unfit for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_du_travail_obligatoire Service du Travail Obligatoire (STO)]] and keep sharpening his shooting skills in the hope of joining biathlon competitions.

* {{Opportunistic Bastard}}s: Roulet Delmas and Ivan Brontov. The gold and works of art Maurice smuggles in Switzerland for them is revealed to have been looted by them in the empty homes of [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust deported Jews]]. Then [[spoiler:Maurice steals them everything and replaces it with junk and potatoes in the back packs before leading them to the Swiss border.]]