J'accuse

19191919
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2h 46m

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The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

54,135

9,950

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Maryse Dauvray, Romuald Joubé, and Séverin-Mars in J'accuse (1919)

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Trivia
The soldiers in the March of the Dead sequence were real soldiers on leave from the front. Most of them were killed within the next few weeks.

Quotes
Child #1: It's war!
Child #2: What's war?
Child #1: I don't know.

Connections
Edited into Zombie Evolution (2008)

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8/10

Almost as large in scope as '"Intolerance".

The only attempt to make a peace film during the war was in France, by the great Abel Gance...

'J'accuse' is almost as large in scope as 'Intolerance'. The director said that: 'It was intended to show that if war did not serve some purpose, then it was a terrible waste. If it had to be waged, then a man's death must achieve something.'

"J'accuse" is a triangle story of Edith (Marise Dauvray), her husband François Laurin (Severin-Mars) and Jean Diaz (Romould Joube), a poet who is in love with Edith... The three, however, are puppets in the hands of war...

Edith is taken captive and returns with a child... François and Jean... Well you have to see the film!

All this now seems excessively melodramatic and not entirely impartial, but visually "J'accuse" is an extremely powerful film and it certainly had an impact on contemporary audiences...

The film was remade by Abel Gance in 1937 in an attempt to warn against the impending World War II...

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