Damn the War

Damn the War (1914)

Maudite soit la guerre

An army pilot is visiting the home of another army pilot in a neighboring country, and falling in love with his sister, when war breaks out.

Date of release
1914-04-30
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (14)
Runtime
50m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
Alfred Machin

Casting

Interesting facts

Maudite soit la guerre is a 1914 Belgian silent anti-war film directed and scripted by Alfred Machin, starring Baert. The film shows how war destroys love and friendship through the story of two friends obliged to fight each other as pilots in the Air Force of their respective (unnamed) countries. The film, released just before the beginning of World War I, is one of the oldest anti-war films ever made and includes a remarkable anticipation of aerial warfare.

Production and release

The film was shot in Belgium in 1913. It has a very high production value, with the reconstitution of ground and aerial fights which were made possible thanks to the support of the Belgian Armed Forces, notably the precursor of the Belgium Air Force, the Compagnie des Aviateurs, created on 16 April 1913. It made available a number of men, horses, weapons, gas balloons and planes.

The film premièred on 1 May 1914 in Brussels.

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