J'accuse (1919)

Directed by

Abel Gance

Genre

drama film, silent film, romance film, war film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 46m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A romantic drama is set against the devastating backdrop of World War I. The film shows the suffering caused by the war.

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What happens

J'accuse is a 1919 French silent film directed by Abel Gance. It juxtaposes a romantic drama with the background of the horrors of World War I, and it is sometimes described as a pacifist or anti-war film. Work on the film began in 1918, and some scenes were filmed on real battlefields. The film's powerful depiction of wartime suffering, particularly its climactic sequence of the "return of the dead", made it an international success and confirmed Gance as one of the most important directors in Europe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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