Souvenir 35 years old

In 1944, a dashing German soldier and a beautiful French girl fell deeply in love while World War II raged on. More than forty years later, Ernest Kestner, retired and recently widowed, leaves his adopted home in New York and returns to France to visit his headstrong, estranged daughter, with the fleeting hope of finding the love he was forced to leave behind. But this is no ordinary vacation in the charming French countryside. The mood is strangely dark, and what Kestner and his daughter encounter is completely unexpected as the veteran soldier seeks the ultimate Souvenir - born from the ashes of a horrible, hidden secret. Based on the true story of Oradour-sur-Glane, a French town that was nearly wiped out near the end of WWII. Most every man, woman and child was gunned down or burned in retaliation for the French Resistance. The entire ruined town has been preserved as a national memorial. - Written by Mackinac Media Inc.

Credits

Souvenir Cast

Name Character
Catherine Hicks She was 37, now 72 years old as Tina Boyer
Christopher Plummer He was 59, now 94 years old as Ernst Kestner
Christopher Cazenove He was 45, 66 years old when he died as William Root
Michael Lonsdale He was 57, now 92 years old as Xavier Lorion
Jean Badin He was 40, now 76 years old as Henri Boyer
Lisa Daniely She was 58, 83 years old when she died as Mme. Lorion
Amélie Pick She was 22, now 58 years old as Janni

Souvenir Crew

Name Department
Geoffrey Reeve as Director. He was 56 (77) years old when He died Directing
Geoffrey Reeve as Writer. He was 56 (77) years old when He died Writing
Souvenir poster
Souvenir (35 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 06, 1989
  • Runtime: 93 minutes