King Vidor's PICTURIZATION of LAURENCE STALLINGS' GREAT STORY
Plot Summary
The idle son of a rich businessman joins the army when the U.S.A. enters World War One. He is sent to France...
Run Time
141 min, USA:130 min (re-release), 126 min (TCM print)
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Genre
Drama, Romance, War
Keyword
Silent Film, Two Strip Technicolor, Lost Technicolor Scene, WWI, Based On Play
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Silent, Mono
Colour
Black and White
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Anti-War Film, War Drama
Themes
Home From the War, Innocence Lost
Tones
Confrontational, Forceful, Cathartic, Melancholy
Mood
High on Emotion
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
The Big Parade is a 1925 silent film. It tells 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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