8.4
Genre
Adventure, War, Drama, History, Old movies
Synopsis
During World War I, commanding officer General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) orders his subordinate, General Mireau (George Macready), to attack a German trench position, offering a promotion as an incentive. Though the mission is foolhardy to the point of suicide, Mireau commands his own subordinate, Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas), to plan the attack. When it ends in disaster, General Mireau demands the court-martial of three random soldiers in order to save face.
Cast
Col. Dax
Kirk Douglas
Gen. George Broulard
Adolphe Menjou
Cpl. Philip Paris
Ralph Meeker
Gen. Paul Mireau
George Macready
Lt. Roget / Singing man
Wayne Morris
Maj. Saint-Auban
Richard Anderson
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Joe Turkel
Pvt. Maurice Ferol
Timothy Carey
Deutsche Sängerin
Christiane Kubrick
Narrator of Opening Sequence
Peter Capell
Proprietor of Cafe
Jerry Hausner
Sgt. Boulanger
Bert Freed
Father Dupree
Emile Meyer
Pvt. LeJeune
Kem Dibbs
Shell-Shocked Soldier
Frederic Bell
Capt. Nichols
Harold Benedict
Shell-Shocked Soldier
Fred Bell
Capt. Rousseau
John Stein
Maj. Gouderc (uncredited)
Paul Bös
Private in the Attack (uncredited)
James B. Harris
Small Role
Herbert Ellis
Priest
Emile G. Meyer
