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French films about World War I (1914–1918). Pages in category "French World War I films" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
J'accuse is a 1919 French silent film directed by Abel Gance. It juxtaposes a romantic drama with the background of the horrors of World War I, and it is sometimes described as a pacifist or anti-war film. [1] Work on the film began in 1918, and some scenes were filmed on real battlefields.
During the First World War, a woman doctor falls in love with one of her patients who turns out to be a German spy. She herself ends up working for German intelligence. A, D 1937 UK A Romance in Flanders: Lost on the Western Front: Maurice Elvey: Set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. D, R 1937 UK
Critical reception for J'accuse! has been mostly positive.TV Guide gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, calling it "An excellent antiwar film". [4] Clayton Dillard of Slant Magazine awarded the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing, "More than just an anti-war statement, J’Accuse visualizes long-term memory loss as mankind’s ultimate, and seemingly endless, tragedy."
French World War II films (98 P) Pages in category "French war films" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Verdun: Visions of History (French: Verdun, visions d'histoire) is a 1928 French docudrama film directed by Léon Poirier.It portrays the battle of Verdun, primarily by recreating the battle on its location, but also with the use of newsreel footage and dramatic scenes.
King of Hearts (original French title: Le Roi de cœur) is a 1966 French/Italian international co-production comedy-drama film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Alan Bates and Geneviève Bujold. The film is set in a small town in France near the end of World War I. As the Imperial German Army retreats, they booby trap the whole town to ...
The events inspired the 1935 anti-war novel Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb, which was the basis of the 1957 American film of the same name by Stanley Kubrick. A made-for-television movie titled Blanche Maupas, directed by Patrick Jamain, was released in 2009. French actress Romane Bohringer played the title character.