In French with English subtitles. In response to the shooting of two officers, the Germans insist that 20 French hostages be executed in reprisal. Daniel seeks to do everything he can to spare the lives of the hostages, while Marchetti, recently reassigned to Villeneuve, tightens the noose on the communist militants.In French with English subtitles. In response to the shooting of two officers, the Germans insist that 20 French hostages be executed in reprisal. Daniel seeks to do everything he can to spare the lives of the hostages, while Marchetti, recently reassigned to Villeneuve, tightens the noose on the communist militants.