The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France (2024) featured a cast of 28 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (46%) are still alive today and 7 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is André Gazut, age 87. This film starred Vincent Lowy and Anne Sinclair.
46% still with us· verified cast21% of full cast · incl. 15 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 46% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
1974
1997
2011
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2023
2025
Cast28 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vincent Lowy Self - Historian | Self - Historian | Living | 07/04/1971 | 55 | — | 53 |
 Anne Sinclair Self - Journalist | Self - Journalist | Living | 15/07/1948 | 78 | — | 76 |
 Samuel Blumenfeld Self - Historian | Self - Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sylvie Lindeperg Self - Historian | Self - Historian | Living | 08/04/1965 | 61 | — | 59 |
 Marcel Ophüls Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Deceased | 01/11/1927 | 97 | 24/05/2025 | 97 |
Pascal Breton Self - Producer | Self - Producer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
André Harris Self - Co-Author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Self - Co-Author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Deceased | 13/07/1933 | 63 | 08/06/1997 | 91 |
 André Gazut Self - Director of Photography | Self - Director of Photography | Living | 25/11/1938 | 87 | — | 86 |
 Pascal Ory Self - Historian | Self - Historian | Living | 31/07/1948 | 78 | — | 76 |
Henry Rousso Self - Historian | Self - Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Laurent Joly Self - Historian | Self - Historian | Living | 29/07/1976 | 50 | — | 48 |
Claude Vajda Self (voice) (archive sound) - Assistant and Editor ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Self (voice) (archive sound) - Assistant and Editor ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Claus Leggewie Self - Political Scientist | Self - Political Scientist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Simone Veil Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate | Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate | Deceased | 13/07/1927 | 89 | 30/06/2017 | 97 |
Antoine Spire Self - Journalist | Self - Journalist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Vincent Malle Self - Distributor | Self - Distributor | Deceased | 07/08/1944 | 67 | 19/11/2011 | 80 |
Hélène Mouchard-Zay Self - Jean Zay's Daughter | Self - Jean Zay's Daughter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Henri Leclerc Self - Lawyer | Self - Lawyer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Annette Lévy-Willard Self - Journalist | Self - Journalist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Antoine Silber Self - Journalist | Self - Journalist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
François Heilbronn Self - Professor | Self - Professor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Charles-Henri Favrod Self (voice) (archive sound) - Producer ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Self (voice) (archive sound) - Producer ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Deceased | 21/04/1927 | 89 | 15/01/2017 | 97 |
Denis Rake Self (archive footage) - Secret Agent, Interviewee ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Self (archive footage) - Secret Agent, Interviewee ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié") | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Georges Pompidou Self (archive footage) - President of the French Republic | Self (archive footage) - President of the French Republic | Deceased | 05/07/1911 | 62 | 02/04/1974 | 113 |
 Michel Ciment Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic | Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic | Deceased | 26/05/1938 | 85 | 13/11/2023 | 86 |
Catherine Ellsberg Self - Professor | Self - Professor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert O. Paxton Self (archive footage) - Historian | Self (archive footage) - Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Pierre-André Teitgen Self (archive footage) - Member of Resistance | Self (archive footage) - Member of Resistance | Unverified | — | — | — | — |