Resistance Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. Jesse Eisenberg stars in this compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm’s way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II. As a young man growing up in Nazi-occupied Europe, Marcel has no intention of getting involved in the war – his pursuits include impersonating Charlie Chaplin in burlesque clubs, painting backdrops for his plays, and antagonizing his obstinate father. His life is thrown into upheaval when he is recruited into the French Resistance, putting his acting skills to the ultimate test in teaching orphaned Jewish children how to survive in the horrifying reality of the Holocaust.

Biography Drama True Story War

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Resistance.

• 
  Jesse Eisenberg

  ... Marcel Marceau

  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, A Real Pain

• 
  Ed Harris

  ... General George S. Patton

  Love Lies Bleeding, The Dink

• 
  Edgar Ramirez

  Next Life, Borderlands

• C
  Clemence Poesy

  Tenet, The Last Rifleman

• M
  Matthias Schweighöfer

  Army of the Dead, Army of Thieves

• F
  Félix Moati

  Wingwomen

• G
  Géza Röhrig

  The Chaperone, To Dust

• K
  Karl Markovics

  The Fox, The King’s Choice

• V
  Vica Kerekes

• B
  Bella Ramsey

  Judy, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Crew Behind the Film

The Resistance behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jonathan Jakubowicz last directed Hands of Stone and Secuestro Express. The film's writer Jonathan Jakubowicz last wrote Hands of Stone and Secuestro Express.

Director

Jonathan Jakubowicz
Malgorzata Szumowska

Screenwriter

Jonathan Jakubowicz

Additional Information

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Production Details

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Key Facts

• Based on the inspirational true story.

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