Wooden Crosses (1932)
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.
Wooden CrossesDrama, War
Cast
- Pierre Blanchar — Adjudant Gilbert Demachy
- Gabriel Gabrio — Sulphart
- Charles Vanel — Caporal Breval
- Antonin Artaud — Soldat Vieublé
- Paul Azaïs — Soldat Broucke
- René Bergeron — Soldat Hamel
- Raymond Cordy — Soldat Vairon
- Marcel Delaître — Soldat Berthier
- Jean Galland — Capitaine Cruchet
- Pierre Labry — Soldat Bouffioux, le cuistot
- Geo Laby — Soldat Belin
- René Montis — Lieutenant Morache
Where to watch Wooden Crosses
Criterion Channel
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