Heroes of the Marne (1938)

October. 30,1938

6.3

| War

Bernard Lefrancois is a prosperous farmer on the River Marne, while his neighbor is impoverished. Lefrancois objects strongly to the romance between his son and the neighbor's daughter, but it continues in secret. WWI begins and the son becomes an aviator with the French army, and the unwed girl presents Lefrancois with an unexpected grandchild. The German army occupies the area, and the girl is serving France as a spy and securing information needed by the French to drive out the Germans. While his son is engaged in air-combat against the Germans, and the unwed mother of his grandchild is serving as a spy against their country's enemy, Lefrancois also joins the battle as a soldier.

...

Watch Trailer

Cast

Raimu as Bernard Lefrançois

[1946] The Well-Digger's Daughter [1943] Immortal France [1942] Strangers in the House [1938] The Baker's Wife

Albert Bassermann as Col. von Gelow

[1948] The Red Shoes [1947] The Private Affairs of Bel Ami [1947] Escape Me Never [1945] Rhapsody in Blue [1943] Good Luck, Mr. Yates [1943] Madame Curie

Germaine Dermoz as Suzanne Lefrançois

[1955] Caroline and the Rebels [1920] Petit ange

Reviews

TrueJoshNight

1938/10/30

Truly Dreadful Film

Matcollis

1938/10/31

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Dynamixor

1938/11/01

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

CrawlerChunky

1938/11/02

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.