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Verdun: Visions of History

1928France
The film

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. Most of the people in the film are actual French and German World War I veterans, including Marshal Philippe Pétain who portrays himself. The film has a pacifist message.

DirectorQ3271271
Genresfilm muet · drame · film documentaire
CountryFrance
Runtime—
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Record source: The Film world cinema index

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