Synopsis
The young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. But he and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne, where more and more wooden crosses have to be erected for this cannon fodder.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Raymond BernardDirector
- André LangScreenplay
- Raymond BernardScreenplay
Cast
- Pierre BlancharAdjudant Gilbert Demachy
- Gabriel GabrioSulphart
- Charles VanelCaporal Breval
- Antonin ArtaudSoldat Vieublé
- Paul AzaïsSoldat Broucke
- René BergeronSoldat Hamel
- Raymond CordySoldat Vairon
- Marcel DelaîtreSoldat Berthier
- Jean GallandCapitaine Cruchet
- Pierre LabrySoldat Bouffioux, le cuistot
- Geo LabySoldat Belin
- René MontisLieutenant Morache
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Themes
world war iarmy life