Heroes of the Marne

Heroes of the Marne
Directed by	André Hugon
Written by	André Hugon Georges Fagot Paul Achard
Based on	Le héros de la Marne by Paul Achard
Produced by	André Hugon
Starring	Raimu Albert Bassermann Germaine Dermoz
Cinematography	Marc Bujard
Edited by	Louise Mazier
Music by	Jacques Ibert
Production company	Films André Hugon
Distributed by	Les Films Cristal
Release date	30 October 1938 (1938-10-30)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.[1] [2] [3] 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

1. Bessy & Chirat p.447
2. Rège p.512
3. Goble p.233

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