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Quick Info

IMDb
Rating
7.7/10
Release1932
Runtime0h 11m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
Films Henri Storck
Movie

Story of the Unknown Soldier

1932
0h 11m
7.7
Documentary

Synopsis

Built from 1928 newsreels—the year 60 nations vowed to outlaw war—Storck’s razor-edged montage mocks the era’s self-congratulation by cross-cutting speeches and parades with portents of renewed violence: nationalism, colonial repression, police brutality. Slow-motion collapsing chimneys and the exhumation of an “unknown soldier” give the satire its sting.

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