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Wooden Crosses

1932 · 110 min

A grim, humane plunge into trench warfare, mixing camaraderie and dread with sudden, senseless loss.

Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • death
  • friendship
  • grief
  • survival
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0.5
Tension7
Darkness8.5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8.5

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Written by
Raymond Bernard, André Lang
Starring
Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel, Antonin Artaud, Paul Azaïs, René Bergeron, Raymond Cordy, Marcel Delaître
Cinematography
Jules Kruger, René Ribault
Runtime
110 min
Country
France
Languages
German, French

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