The read
It runs long at 2h 31m.
Synopsis
A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Léon PoirierWriter
- Léon PoirierDirector
Cast
- Albert PréjeanThe French soldier
- Thomy BourdelleThe German officer
- Jeanne Marie-LaurentThe mother
- Suzanne BianchettiThe wife
- Hans BrausewetterThe German soldier
- Maurice SchutzMarshal of the Empire
- Pierre NayThe boy
- Jean DehellyThe young man
- Daniel MendailleThe husband
- Antonin ArtaudThe intellectual
- André NoxThe chaplain
- José DavertThe farmer
Themes
world war iverdun