abstract:Army of Shadows () is a 1969 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It is a film adaptation of Joseph Kessel's 1943 book of the same name, which blends Kessel's own experiences as a member of the French Resistance with fictionalized versions of other Resistance members.
After the explorers accidentally thaw a few surviving Old Ones, a hidden armyof Shoggoths emerges from the shadows, and the humans find themselves caught in an alien war.
In the past, the real question has always been who will be chosen by Algeria's kingmakers, also known as le pouvoir, a fractious clique of senior army officers who like to govern from the shadows.