Verdun: Visions of History

Léon Poirier
1928-11-08


7.2
151 min

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.

Cast

Name Character Team
Albert Préjean The French soldier Unowned
Thomy Bourdelle The German officer Unowned
Jeanne Marie-Laurent The mother Unowned
Suzanne Bianchetti The wife Unowned
Hans Brausewetter The German soldier Unowned
Maurice Schutz Marshal of the Empire Unowned
Pierre Nay The boy Unowned
Jean Dehelly The young man Unowned
Daniel Mendaille The husband Unowned
Antonin Artaud The intellectual Unowned
André Nox The chaplain Unowned
José Davert The farmer Unowned
Berthe Jalabert Unowned
Paul Amiot Unowned
Henri Delannoy Unowned
Marie Lacroix Unowned
Philippe Pétain General Petain Unowned