
Story of the Unknown Soldier
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January 1, 1932
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Documentary
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.
Featured Crew
Henri Storck
Director
Henri Storck
Cinematography
Henri Storck
Editor
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Cast

Benito Mussolini
Himself (archive footage)

Philippe Pétain
Himself (archive footage)

Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Himself (archive footage)