
Verdun: Visions of History
November 8, 1928•2h 31m•★ 7.8
WarDrama
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.
Director
Léon PoirierWriters
Cast

Albert Préjean
The French soldier

Thomy Bourdelle
The German officer

Jeanne Marie-Laurent
The mother

Suzanne Bianchetti
The wife

Hans Brausewetter
The German soldier

Maurice Schutz
Marshal of the Empire

Pierre Nay
The boy

Jean Dehelly
The young man

Daniel Mendaille
The husband

Antonin Artaud
The intellectual

André Nox
The chaplain

José Davert
The farmer
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Berthe Jalabert

Paul Amiot
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Henri Delannoy
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Marie Lacroix

Philippe Pétain
General Petain

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
Self (archive footage)

Paul von Hindenburg
Self (archive footage)