First Friday Film: This Land Is Mine

When Nazi troops seize his town, timid schoolmaster Albert Lory submits to his new masters, although he cannot help but be inspired by the defiance of many of his fellow citizens. Then Albert is hauled before a tribunal falsely accused of murder. Standing alone against the power of the Third Reich, this seeminly weak man reveals an invincible soul

This classic 1943 film, directed by Jean Renoir, presents a moving portrait of the heroism of everyday men and woman and stars a stellar cast.