Story of the Unknown Soldier Poster

Story of the Unknown Soldier

77.00% | January 1, 1932 | 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.

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Henri Storck
Director
Henri Storck
Cinematography
Henri Storck
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Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Himself (archive footage)
Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain
Himself (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Himself (archive footage)

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