Before the Battle
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1935
French release28/05/1935
Runtime1 h 20 min
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (15)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Impérial Film
- French distribution : Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF)
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriters : Marcel L'Herbier, Charles Spaak
- Dialogue Writers : Marcel L'Herbier, Charles Spaak
- Directors of Photography : Marc Fossard, Jules Kruger
- Music Composer : Jean Lenoir
- Assistant director : Ève Francis
- Editor : Emilienne Nelissen
- Sound Recordist : Joseph de Bretagne
- Costume designer : Jacques Manuel
- Authors of original work : Claude Farrère, Lucien Nepoty
- Production Manager : Léopold Schlosberg
- Production Designer : Robert Gys
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, War
- Themes : Espionage
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1935
- French release : 28/05/1935
- Runtime : 1 h 20 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 1118
- Visa issue date : 31/08/1940
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
