WOODEN CROSSES
synopsis
The young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. But he and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne, where more and more wooden crosses have to be erected for this cannon fodder.
international title: | Wooden Crosses |
original title: | Les croix de bois |
country: | France |
year: | 1932 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Raymond Bernard |
film run: | 115' |
release date: | FR 17/03/1932, FI 02/02/1936, DK 02/03/1936, SE 18/05/1936, DE 10/04/1954 |
screenplay: | Raymond Bernard, André Lang |
cast: | Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel |
cinematography by: | Jules Kruger, René Ribault |
film editing: | Lucienne Grumberg |