The Heroes Are Tired (film)

The Heroes Are Tired (French: Les héros sont fatigués, German: Die Helden sind müde) is a 1955 French-West German adventure drama film directed by Yves Ciampi and starring Yves Montand, María Félix and Curt Jürgens.^[1][2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in Anduze, Génicourt and at the Pontoise – Cormeilles Aerodrome. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. For his performance Jürgens was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 16th Venice International Film Festival.^[3] It is also known by the alternative title Heroes and Sinners.

The Heroes Are Tired
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Directed by	Yves Ciampi
Screenplay by	Jean-Charles Tacchella
Story by	Christiane Garnier Yves Ciampi Jacques-Laurent Bost
Produced by	Jacques Bar Artur Brauner Raymond Froment
Starring	Yves Montand María Félix Curt Jürgens
Cinematography	Henri Alekan
Edited by	Roger Dwyre
Music by	Louiguy
Production companies	CCC Film Cila Films Terra Films
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	5 September 1955 (1955-09-05)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	France West Germany
Language	French

Synopsis

In a country in Africa, a former French fighter pilot (Yves Montand) who became a bush pilot realises that he is smuggling a significant quantity of diamonds. He decides to sell them for his own benefit. Meanwhile, the diamond owner gets a former German fighter pilot (Curt Jürgens) to recover them. The two men become friends when they discover that they fought in the same place. They drink together and relive the good times of the war where they were heroes.

Cast

• Yves Montand as Michel Rivière
• Curt Jürgens as Wolf Gerke
• María Félix as Manuella
• Jean Servais as François Séverin
• Elisabeth Manet as Nina
• Gert Fröbe as Hermann
• Hans Verner as Olsen
• Manolo Montez as Pépé
• Rudy Castell as Rudi
• Gordon Heath as Sidney
• Gérard Oury as Villeterre
• Harry-Max as Harry-Max