War Be Damned (1914)
- Original title
- Maudite soit la guerre
- Directed by
- Alfred Machin
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Belgium
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two friends become pilots for opposing air forces and are forced to fight each other. The story shows how war destroys their friendship and love.
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What happens
Maudite soit la guerre (French: Damn the War) is a 1914 Belgian silent anti-war film directed and scripted by Alfred Machin, starring Baert. The film shows how war destroys love and friendship through the story of two friends obliged to fight each other as pilots in the Air Force of their respective (unnamed) countries. The film, released just before the beginning of World War I, is one of the oldest anti-war films ever made and includes a remarkable anticipation of aerial warfare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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