Heroes of the Marne (French: Le héros de la Marne) is a 1938 French war drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Raimu, Albert Bassermann and Germaine Dermoz.[1] [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne.

Heroes of the Marne
Directed byAndré Hugon
Written byAndré Hugon
Georges Fagot
Paul Achard
Based onLe héros de la Marne by Paul Achard
Produced byAndré Hugon
StarringRaimu
Albert Bassermann
Germaine Dermoz
CinematographyMarc Bujard
Edited byLouise Mazier
Music byJacques Ibert
Production
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Films André Hugon
Distributed byLes Films Cristal
Release date
  • 30 October 1938 (1938-10-30)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Bernard Lefrançois is a farmer whose land is close to the River Marne. His son Jean enlists as an aviator with the French Army. On leave he meets up with Hélène, a daughter of another local farmer, but Bernard refuses to let them marry even when Hélène becomes pregnant. She goes to Amiens to have her baby, but when World War I breaks out the city is occupied by the Germans. She courageously works undercover as a spy for the Allies while Jean becomes a fighter ace in the skies above. Bernard himself voluntarily enlists to drive out the invaders.

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.447
  2. ^ Rège p.512
  3. ^ Goble p.233

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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