Wooden Crosses,Les Croix de Bois (1932)English Subtitle "World War 1

"Best French Film /  REMASTER NEW DVD - NTSC, All Region 

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World War 1 begins and a young man enlists to fight for his country! 

Director: Raymond Bernard

Writers: Raymond Bernard, Roland Dorgelès (novel)

Stars: Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel 

✔ Region : 0 (all Region, Region Free) - Can be played in any country

✔ Format : NTSC ( 1.37:1) B&W

✔ Running Time : 115 Min 

✔ Sound : Dolby Digital  2.0

✔ LANGUAGE : FRENCH

✔ SUBTITLE :  ENGLISH ,KOREAN,NONE

- Story line -

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.

- User Reviews -

What makes this film so impressive is its sinister direction, always kept at a calm distance but firm control by Raymond Bernard in visualizing a hell on earth worse than any hell imaginable, as it gives an all too convincing impression of never ending. The central battle scene in the middle of the film gives its definite stamp of a relentlessly realistic documentary in which category it outshines almost all the other first world war films including "All Quiet on the Western Front" (more personal), Rex Ingram's "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (more sentimental), Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" (more theatrical) Renoir's "The Grand Illusion" (more romantic) and "Oh What a Lovely War!" (musical). Not just the long great battle scene, but many scenes give the impression of going on forever, as they

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