Drama ·History · United States of America · 1937 · 11m

Song of Revolt

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Director
Roy Rowland
Cast
Leon Ames as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Frank Austin as Listener at Baron's (uncredited) Barbara Bedford as Peasant Woman (uncredited) Harry Cording as Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited) Karl Hackett as Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited) Mary Howard as Pianist (uncredited)
Crew
Douglas Foster — Screenplay
Tagline

Strasbourg - 1792. Prussian armies rage outside France's borders, famine and civil strife within. Urged by the Mayor, a young officer named Rouget de Lisle works on a marching song to rally the King's weary troops.

Synopsis

This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.

Mood & Themes
french revolutionnational anthemla marseillaisehistorical drama
Key Collaborators
Roy Rowland Director Douglas Foster Screenplay
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