J'Accuse (1938)
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
