Wooden Crosses (1932)
Les croix de bois (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 55min
- Drama, War
- 17 Mar 1932 (France)
- Movie
World War 1 begins and a young man enlists to fight for his country.
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Cast verified as complete
| Pierre Blanchar | ... |
Adjudant Gilbert Demachy
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| Gabriel Gabrio | ... |
Sulphart
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| Charles Vanel | ... |
Caporal Breval
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| Raymond Aimos | ... |
Soldat Fouillard
(as Aimos)
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| Antonin Artaud | ... |
Soldat Vieublé
(as Artaud A.)
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| Paul Azaïs | ... |
Soldat Broucke
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| René Bergeron | ... |
Soldat Hamel
(as Bergeron)
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| Raymond Cordy | ... |
Soldat Vairon
(as R. Cordy)
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| Marcel Delaître | ... |
Sergent Berthier
(as Delaitre)
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| Jean Galland | ... |
Capitaine Cruchet
(as Galland)
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| Pierre Labry | ... |
Soldat Bouffioux, le cuistot
(as Labry Pierre)
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Geo Laby | ... |
Soldat Belin
(as Laby Géo)
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René Montis | ... |
Lieutenant Morache
(as Montis)
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Jean-François Martial | ... |
Soldat Lemoine
(as J.F. Martial)
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Marc Valbel | ... |
Maroux
(as Valbel)
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| Christian-Jaque | ... |
Un lieutenant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Raymond Bernard | ||
Written by
| Raymond Bernard | ... | () |
| Roland Dorgelès | ... | (novel) |
| André Lang | ... | () |
Cinematography by
| Jules Kruger | ||
| René Ribault | ||
Film Editing by
| Lucienne Grumberg | ||
Art Direction by
| Jean Perrier | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lucienne Grumberg | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Antoine Archimbaud | ... | recording director |
| Gilles Barberis | ... | audio restorer |
| Reginald Campbell | ... | sound |
| Roger Loisel | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert-Rene Masson | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| André Gargour | ... | administrator (as A. Gargour) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pathé-Natan (1932) (France) (theatrical)
- Eureka Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (DVD & Blu-ray)
- Jeannic Films (1951) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- La Société des Films Sirius (1951) (France) (theatrical) (16mm re-release)
- Europa-Film (1935) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1936) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Pathé Distribution (2015) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Pathé (2014) (France) (re-release)
- The Criterion Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD) (as Eclipse from the Criterion Collection) (English subtitles)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA Photophone (sound recording)
- Traonouez (Paris) (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by fa404748 (Gent, Belgium) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Historian Georges Sadoul relates that the impression made by this memory of WWI was so powerful that one of the original combatants, seeing it on French TV in 1962,almost fifty years after the war, was disturbed enough to take his own life. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Road to Glory (1936). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ave Maria See more » |