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The big parade

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

Silent film with music score and English intertitles; optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

John Gilbert, Renee Adoree, Hobart Bosworth, Claire McDowell, Claire Adams, Robert Ober, Tom O'Brien, Karl Dane.

Publication Information

[Burbank, CA] : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2020]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (151 minutes) : sound, black and white with tinted sequences. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

One of the most moving and impactful depictions of war, director King Vidor's silent classic is presented here in a 4K digital restoration from the rediscovered original camera negative. Wealthy James Apperson deploys as a soldier in World War I France and grows from a naive kid into a battle-hardened veteran as he and his two buddies are paraded toward the front. The film fiercely captures the heroism of the ordinary foot soldier struggling to survive, and how James' determination to return to the village girl he loves faces the ultimate test.

Notes

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1925.

Special features: Audio commentary by historian Jeffery Vance with director King Vidor ; vintage short 1925 studio tour ; theatrical trailer.

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