Cast
Séverin-Mars Romuald Joubé Marise Dauvray
Credits
Written by: 
Abel Gance
Plot
A love triangle set during the First World War ends in a vision of the war dead rising from their graves to judge the living.
Sinekatalog’s take
Abel Gance's anti-war epic ends with the dead of the First World War rising from their graves to judge the living. Made with real soldiers, it is a visionary, haunting and technically daring silent landmark.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (2,492 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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