Story of the Unknown Soldier (1932)
Synopsis
Built from 1928 newsreels—the year 60 nations vowed to outlaw war—Storck’s razor-edged montage mocks the era’s self-congratulation by cross-cutting speeches and parades with portents of renewed violence: nationalism, colonial repression, police brutality. Slow-motion collapsing chimneys and the exhumation of an “unknown soldier” give the satire its sting.
Release Date: 1932-01-01
Runtime: 11 minutes
Director: Henri Storck
Top Cast
- Benito Mussolini as Himself (archive footage)
- Philippe Pétain as Himself (archive footage)
- Czar Nicholas II of Russia as Himself (archive footage)
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