The Soul of France

The Soul of France (1928)

La grande épreuve

This film follows Jean, a young French soldier who is physically and mentally scarred by his experiences on the front lines. He struggles to readjust to civilian life, and his family soon realizes the extent of his trauma. Jean's childhood sweetheart, Madeleine, is now married to his friend and fellow soldier, Pierre. Jean's family fears he will succumb to his despair, and they desperately search for ways to help him find peace.

Date of release
1928-04-26
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alexandre Ryder, André Dugès

Casting

Interesting facts

The Soul of France is a French synchronized sound black and white sound film, directed by André Dugès and Alexandre Ryder, with a screenplay by Georges Le Faure. The film was released and distributed by Paramount Pictures in 1928. The film has no audible dialogue but featured a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The soundtrack was recorded by Paramount Pictures using the Western Electric Sound System sound-on-film process. The soundtrack was also transferred to discs for those theatres that were wired with sound-on-disc sound systems.

Production

The directors filmed actual reconstructions of the main battles of September 1914 in the Marne river.

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