1. What movie is the picture from?
2. What movie is the quote from?
"You still think it's beautiful to die for
your country. The first bombardment taught us better. When it comes to dying
for country, it's better not to die at all."
3. What movie is this?
This a very influential war movie released in 1925. It was directed by King Vidor and was a huge
hit. The film cost $245,000 and made
over $22 million. It is the highest
grossing silent movie in history. The
screenplay is based on a play by Joseph Farnham and the autobiographical novel Plumes
by Marine veteran Laurence
Stallings. It made a superstar of
its lead John Gilbert (previously known for romantic roles opposite Marlene
Dietrich) and boosted the career of Renee Adoree, who sadly died a few years
later from tuberculosis. Vidor had the
cooperation of the War Department, specifically the 2nd Division and
the Signal Corps. Vidor watched hours of
Signal Corps film to get the rhythm of battle and used some of the footage in
the movie.
1. Cross of Iron
ReplyDelete2. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
3. The Big Parade