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The Big Parade

1925 · 151 min

A sweeping, heartfelt silent epic that balances tender romance with the grim, muddy reality of trench warfare.

Tagline
The epic of the American doughboy!
Overview
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • love
  • friendship
  • grief
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • military
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, war, drama
Directed by
King Vidor
Written by
Harry Behn
Starring
John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Claire McDowell, Claire Adams, Robert Ober, Tom O'Brien, Karl Dane
Cinematography
Charles Van Enger, John Arnold
Runtime
151 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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