Verdun: Visions of History
Verdun, visions d'histoire
War
Drama
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.
1928-11-08
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Cast
Director
Léon Poirier
Albert Préjean as The French soldier
Thomy Bourdelle as The German officer
Jeanne Marie-Laurent as The mother
Suzanne Bianchetti as The wife
Hans Brausewetter as The German soldier
Maurice Schutz as Marshal of the Empire
Pierre Nay as The boy
Jean Dehelly as The young man
Daniel Mendaille as The husband
Antonin Artaud as The intellectual
André Nox as The chaplain
José Davert as The farmer
Paul Amiot
Philippe Pétain as General Petain
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany as Self (archive footage)
Paul von Hindenburg as Self (archive footage)