Wooden Crosses
| Wooden Crosses (Les Croix de bois) | |
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| Directed by | Raymond Bernard |
| Written by | Raymond Bernard |
| Cinematography | Jules Kruger |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Wooden Crosses (French: Les Croix de Bois) is a 1932 French war film by Raymond Bernard, based upon a novel by Roland Dorgelès.[1]
Plot[]
Patriotic student Demachy enlists in the French army in 1914 at the start of World War I. 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.
Cast (in credits order)[]
- Pierre Blanchar as Adjudant Gilbert Demachy
- Gabriel Gabrio as Sulphart
- Charles Vanel as Caporal Breval
- Raymond Aimos as Soldat Fouillard
- Antonin Artaud as Soldat Vieuble
- Paul Azaïs as Soldat Broucke
- as Soldat Hamel
- Raymond Cordy as Soldat Vairon
- as Sergent Berthier
- Jean Galland as Capitaine Cruchet
- Pierre Labry as Soldat Bouffioux, Le Cuistot
- as Soldat Belin
- as Lieutenant Morache
- Jean-François Martial as Soldat Lemoine
- as Maroux
References[]
- ^ "Wooden Crosses". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
External links[]
- Wooden Crosses at IMDb
- Wooden Crosses at AllMovie
- Wooden Crosses at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1932 films
- French-language films
- French black-and-white films
- 1930s war drama films
- French films
- French war drama films
- Western Front (World War I) films
- Films directed by Raymond Bernard
- Films based on French novels
- 1932 drama films
- 1930s French film stubs
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