I Accuse (1938)

6.5/10 119 min War Drama

Overview

After serving in the trenches of World War I, Jean Diaz recoils with such horror that he renounces love and personal pleasure to immerse himself in scientific research, seeking a machine to prevent war. He thinks he has succeeded, but the government subverts his discovery, and Europe slides with seeming inevitability toward World War II. In desperation, Diaz summons the ghosts of the war dead from the graves and fields of France to give silent, accusing protest.

Cast

Victor Francen

Jean Diaz

Line Noro

Edith

Sylvie Gance

Flo

Jean-Max

Henri Chimay

Paul Amiot

A friend of Chimay

Marcel Delaître

François Laurin

Georges Saillard

The doctor

Renée Devillers

Hélène

Jean-Louis Barrault

Lucien Bataille

A soldier

Jean Brochard

Soldier Staminal

Rivers Cadet

A villager

Lucien Callamand

Soldier Damaseau

Jean Chevrier

Chimay's secretary

Henry Darbray

A soldier

Jean Daurand

Georges Douking

Soldier Rémuset

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