Verdun: Visions of History (1928)

7.8/10 151 min War Drama Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Paul Amiot

Philippe Pétain

General Petain

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