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The Big Parade

1925151 min 7.6 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“The epic of the American doughboy!”

The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.

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Release / first air1925-11-05
Original languageEN
GenresRomance, War, Drama
DirectorKing Vidor
WriterHarry Behn
Budget$382,000
Revenue$20,000,000
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

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10 cast members
John GilbertJohn GilbertJames 'Jim' Apperson
Renée AdoréeRenée AdoréeMelisande
Hobart BosworthHobart BosworthMr. Apperson
Claire McDowellClaire McDowellMrs. Apperson
Claire AdamsClaire AdamsJustyn Reed
Robert OberRobert OberHarry Apperson
Tom O'BrienTom O'BrienMichael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara
Karl DaneKarl Dane'Slim' Jensen
Rosita MarstiniRosita MarstiniMelisande's Mother
Julanne JohnstonJulanne JohnstonJustine Devereux (uncredited)

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#france#world war i#patriotism#battlefield#falling in love#combat#silent film#convoy#french girl#spitting#letter from home#mud#western front#1910s#young soldier#trench warfare#american g.i.#war buddies#doughboy#joining the army#front-line soldier#front line warfare#military enlistment#love in war#fiance to the front#soldiers marching

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