Wooden Crosses

1932 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 1,791 VOTES · DIR. Raymond Bernard

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Overview

The young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. But he and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne, where more and more wooden crosses have to be erected for this cannon fodder.

Dialogue Timeline — 715 lines

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00:00:44 CERTAIN FLAWS IN THIS PRINT
00:06:22 Gilbert Demachy, enlistee.
00:08:23 No, cartridges.
00:10:27 Just set your stuff -
00:13:24 Returning from Montmartre to Paris
00:18:03 Lice, cops and profiteers: They're the worst.
00:23:19 Alert! Attack!
00:28:28 You're right. We should have expected this.
00:32:38 "...tender kisses. Your Suzy"
00:38:20 Hurry up!
00:42:09 It's the only way to get your due.
00:45:59 They suck out what ails you.
00:47:36 Her handwriting's so bad, I wouldn't be surprised.
00:55:28 There!
01:00:29 We have to take that village back.
01:10:18 When they sight this ridge, we're done for!
01:15:50 Look.
01:22:55 She has to know.
01:27:41 This is all that's left of the company.
01:31:56 Present arms!
01:35:11 They were very interested
01:38:32 Quiet!
01:41:16 Seems that way.
01:48:02 I gotta stay conscious until then.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed715
Dialogue density6.5 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line01:48:02

Production Record

DirectorRaymond Bernard
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,791