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Overview

User Rating:
8.5/10   2,339 votes
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Director:
King Vidor
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Writers:
Harry Behn (scenario)
Joseph Farnham (titles)
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Release Date:
1926 (Austria) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
King Vidor's PICTURIZATION of LAURENCE STALLINGS' GREAT STORY more
Plot:
The idle son of a rich businessman joins the army when the U.S.A. enters World War One. He is sent to France... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
Classics and Films About Films at Telluride
 (From amctv.com - AMC News: Film Festivals. 31 August 2007, 10:25 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
An amazing view on love and war more (32 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
141 min | USA:130 min (re-release) | 126 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Colour:
Black and White (with tinted sequences)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent | Mono (music and sound effects) (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Portugal:17 (short version) | Spain:13

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The U.S. War Department - the predecessor of the Department of Defense - loaned the film's producers over 200 army trucks, approximately 4,000 soldiers and over 100 airplanes for use in the film. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The three future recruits live in New York City (one works construction on a skyscraper, another works a bar in the Bowery), but during the recruitment parade, there are shots of wide avenues lined with low buildings and palm trees - clearly shots of 1920s Los Angeles. more
Quotes:
James Apperson: Orders! Orders! Who the hell is fighting this war - men or orders? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
An amazing view on love and war, 11 June 1999
Author: Strombol

Not only are the battle scenes exciting and dramatic, maybe even harrowing, but the scenes back home are just as memorable. John Gilbert and Renee Adoree make a wonderful couple. There's a lengthy scene where they are flirting and getting to know each other and two romantic leads never radiated more charm than these two. When Gilbert is sent off to war I was sorry to see the two split apart. Those early scenes give everything else in the movie a special meaning and it's a rare movie where I genuinely cared about the characters as if they were real people! **** out of ****

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