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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.
Dec 23, 2014 · Verdun, visions d'histoire (1928) [full film] [English subitles) This film recounts the Battle of Verdun , which took place in 1916 during the First World War . It is as much a...
- 152 min
- 65.9K
- Social Deception
Verdun re-enacted "Verdun, visions d'histoire" is a dramatised account of the key World War I battle in which French troops, fighting alone and often in desperate hand-to-hand combat, had to halt the German advance at all costs.
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- History, War
- Léon Poirier
- 1928-11
A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
- Léon Poirier
- Compagnie Universelle Cinématographique (CUC)
Verdun, visions d'histoire. by. Hans Brausewetter; Suzanne Bianchetti; Léon Poirier; Albert Préjean; Jeanne Marie-Laurent. Publication date. 1928-11-23. Topics. History, War. Language.
Nov 11, 2007 · An epic French film begun by the pioneering director Léon Poirier (French, 1884–1968) on the 10th anniversary of one of the most devastating battles of World War I—the Battle of Verdun of February 1916—the film, conceived as a pacifist work, recreates the horrendous battle between French and German troops, and chronicles the ferocity of ...
Instead, what it delivers is an authentic reconstruction of the battle of Verdun, showing the obscene folly of war without over-dramatizing it, to provide a stark plea to future generations never to go down the same path again.
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