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Sacrifice of Honor

01/04/1935

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1hr 20min

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War

,Drama

STORY

Before the Battle is the English-language title of this espionage melodrama. The first half of the film takes place aboard a French cruising ship, steaming through dangerous waters during WWI. Among the passengers is heroine Jeanne (Annabella), who was once in love with first-officer D'Artelles (Robert Vidalin) but he now seems strangely preoccupied. It turns out that the ship is on a secret mission, which ultimately dooms the vessel to a Lusitania-like death. After the sinking, Captain De Corlaix (Victor Francen) faces a court-martial, and it is at this point that the film clarifies several baffling plot points. Despite its complexity, the story is fairly believable, with the exception of the grafted-on romantic subplot.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Annabella
  • Victor Francen
  • Gabriel Signoret
  • Pierre Renoir
  • Rosine Deréan

    Director

  • Marcel L'Herbier

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Annabella

    Jeanne de Corlaix

    Victor Francen

    Capitaine de Corlaix

    Gabriel Signoret

    Amiral Morbraz

    Pierre Renoir

    Commandant Branbourg

    Rosine Deréan

    Alice

    Robert Vidalin

    Lieutenant d'Artelles

    Roland Toutain

    Leduc

    Jean Dunot

    Maurice Baquet

    Léon Arvel