The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.
Cast
Fredric March
Lieutenant Michel Denet
Warner Baxter
Captain Paul La Roche
Lionel Barrymore
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
June Lang
Monique La Coste - nurse
Gregory Ratoff
Pipe-smoking whistling sgt
Victor Kilian
LaRoche's tall sgt
Paul Stanton
Relief captain
John Qualen
Duflous
Julius Tannen
Lieutenant Tannen
Theodore von Eltz
Major
Paul Fix
Rigaud
Leonid Kinskey
Ledoux
Jacques Lory
Courier
Jacques Vanaire
Doctor
Edythe Raynore
Nurse
George Warrington
Old soldier
Eugene Borden
Sentry (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
Man in trench (uncredited)
Joe Cunningham
Officer (uncredited)
Constant Franke
Sergeant (uncredited)
Jean De Briac
Sergeant (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Sergeant (uncredited)
Jean Perry
Captain (uncredited)
Nicholas Soussanin
French colonel (uncredited)
Barlowe Borland
Information clerk (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Nurse (uncredited)
Paul McVey
Signal man (uncredited)
Robert Graves
Colonel (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Runner (uncredited)
Bob Cautiero
Soldier runner (uncredited)
Pat West
Soldier (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
Soldier (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Soldier (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Violet Kemble Cooper
Writer
Joel Sayre
Screenplay
William Faulkner
Screenplay
Edward Curtiss
Editor
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Edward O'Fearna
Assistant Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Nunnally Johnson
Associate Producer
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound Engineer
George Leverett
Sound Engineer
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Settings
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