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WOODEN CROSSES

by Raymond Bernard

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

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