Wooden Crosses
Les Croix de bois
France • 1932
Director
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.
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorRaymond Bernard
WriterRaymond Bernard, André Lang
CinematographerJules Kruger, René Ribault
EditorLucienne Grumberg
Cast
Pierre Blancharas Adjudant Gilbert Demachy
Gabriel Gabrioas Sulphart
Charles Vanelas Caporal Breval
Antonin Artaudas Soldat Vieublé
Paul Azaïsas Soldat Broucke