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Heroes of the Marne (French: Le héros de la Marne) is a 1938 French war drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Raimu, Albert Bassermann and Germaine Dermoz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne.
Synopsis
Bernard Lefrançois is a farmer whose land is close to the River Marne. His son Jean enlists as an aviator with the French Army. On leave he meets up with Hélène, a daughter of another local farmer, but Bernard refuses to let them marry even when Hélène becomes pregnant. She goes to Amiens to have her baby, but when World War I breaks out the city is occupied by the Germans. She courageously works undercover as a spy for the Allies while Jean becomes a fighter ace in the skies above. Bernard himself voluntarily enlists to drive out the invaders.
Cast
Raimu as Bernard Lefrançois
Albert Bassermann as Col. von Gelow
Germaine Dermoz as Suzanne Lefrançois
Jacqueline Porel as Hélène Bardin
Bernard Lancret as Jean Lefrançois
Paul Cambo as Pierre Lefrançois
Denis d'Inès as L'abbé Ribon
Georges Péclet as Jules Védrines
Fernand Fabre as L'officier prisonnier
Jean Toulout as L'officier allemand
Georges Paulais as Gallieni
Camille Bert as Hans
Fransined as Le Marseillais
Catherine Fonteney as L'infirmière
Édouard Delmont as Le père Bardin
References
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
Heroes of the Marne at IMDb