Journey's End (1930)

Directed by

James Whale

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows several British army officers in the trenches of World War I. It shows their daily struggles and the weight of command during warfare.

somberclaustrophobictensemelancholicgrittyslow-burnbleakreflective

What happens

Journey's End is a 1930 war film directed by James Whale. Based on the play of the same name by R. C. Sherriff, the film tells the story of several British army officers involved in trench warfare during the First World War. The film, like the play before it, was an enormous critical and commercial success and launched the film careers of Whale and several of its stars. The following year there was a German film version The Other Side directed by Heinz Paul starring Conrad Veidt as Stanhope and Wolfgang Liebeneiner as Raleigh. The film was banned just weeks after the Nazis took power in 1933. In 1976, the play was adapted again as Aces High with the scenario shifted to the British Royal Flying Corps. The play was adapted for film again with its original title and scenario in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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