Sacrifice of Honor (1935)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1935-01-04
Runtime: 80 minutes
Director: Marcel L'Herbier
Top Cast
- Annabella as Jeanne de Corlaix
- Victor Francen as Capitaine de Corlaix
- Gabriel Signoret as Amiral Morbraz
- Pierre Renoir as Commandant Branbourg
- Rosine Deréan as Alice
- Robert Vidalin as Lieutenant d'Artelles
- Roland Toutain as Leduc
- Jean Dunot as
- Maurice Baquet as
- Léon Arvel as
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