Verdun: Visions of History (1928)

Original title

Verdun, visions d'histoire

Directed by

Léon Poirier

Genre

documentary film, drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 31m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1928 silent docudrama recreates the World War I battle of Verdun on its actual location. It mixes newsreel footage with staged scenes and features real French and German veterans as actors. The film carries a message against war.

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What happens

Verdun: Visions of History (French: Verdun, visions d'histoire) is a 1928 French docudrama film directed by Léon Poirier. It portrays the battle of Verdun, primarily by recreating the battle on its location, but also with the use of newsreel footage and dramatic scenes. Most of the people in the film are actual French and German World War I veterans, including Marshal Philippe Pétain who portrays himself. The film has a pacifist message. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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