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Sacrifice of Honor

0 %|Jan 4, 1935|War, Drama

Before the Battle is the English-language title of this espionage melodrama. The first half of the film takes place aboard a French cruising ship, steaming through dangerous waters during WWI. Among the passengers is heroine Jeanne (Annabella), who was once in love with first-officer D'Artelles (Robert Vidalin) but he now seems strangely preoccupied. It turns out that the ship is on a secret mission, which ultimately dooms the vessel to a Lusitania-like death. After the sinking, Captain De Corlaix (Victor Francen) faces a court-martial, and it is at this point that the film clarifies several baffling plot points. Despite its complexity, the story is fairly believable, with the exception of the grafted-on romantic subplot.

Featured Crew

Marcel L'Herbier
Director
Ève Francis
Assistant Director
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
Marcel L'Herbier
Screenplay
Lucien Nepoty
Theatre Play
Claude Farrère
Theatre Play
Jules Kruger
Director of Photography
Marc Fossard
Director of Photography

Cast