Drama ·War · France · 1932 · 1h 50m

Wooden Crosses

Les Croix de bois

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Director
Raymond Bernard
Cast
Pierre Blanchar as Adjudant Gilbert Demachy Gabriel Gabrio as Sulphart Charles Vanel as Caporal Breval Antonin Artaud as Soldat Vieublé Paul Azaïs as Soldat Broucke René Bergeron as Soldat Hamel
Crew
René Ribault — Director of Photography Jules Kruger — Director of Photography Lucienne Grumberg — Editor André Lang — Screenplay Raymond Bernard — Screenplay Roland Dorgelès — Novel
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.

Mood & Themes
world war iarmy life
Key Collaborators
Raymond Bernard Director René Ribault Director of Photography Jules Kruger Director of Photography Lucienne Grumberg Editor André Lang Screenplay Raymond Bernard Screenplay Roland Dorgelès Novel
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