Verdun: Visions of History (1928)
Verdun, visions d'histoire
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.
- Date of release
- 1928-11-08
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Léon Poirier
Casting
- Albert Préjean — The French soldier
- Thomy Bourdelle — The German officer
- Jeanne Marie-Laurent — The mother
- Suzanne Bianchetti — The wife
- Hans Brausewetter — The German soldier
- Maurice Schutz — Marshal of the Empire
- Pierre Nay — The boy
- Jean Dehelly — The young man
- Daniel Mendaille — The husband
- Antonin Artaud — The intellectual
- André Nox — The chaplain
- José Davert — The farmer
Interesting facts
Verdun: Visions of History is a 1928 French docudrama film directed by Léon Poirier. It portrays the battle of Verdun, primarily by recreating the battle on its location, but also with the use of newsreel footage and dramatic scenes. Most of the people in the film are actual French and German World War I veterans, including Marshal Philippe Pétain who portrays himself. The film has a pacifist message.
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