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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name = Wooden Crosses<br | + | |name = ''Wooden Crosses''<br>''Les Croix de Bois'' |
|picture =WoodenCrosses.jpg | |picture =WoodenCrosses.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
| − | |country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France | + | |country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France |
| − | |||
|director = Raymond Bernard | |director = Raymond Bernard | ||
|date= March 17, 1932 | |date= March 17, 1932 | ||
| − | |language =French<br | + | |language = French<br>German |
|studio=Pathé-Natan | |studio=Pathé-Natan | ||
|distributor=Pathé-Natan | |distributor=Pathé-Natan | ||
|character1=Adjudant Gilbert Demachy | |character1=Adjudant Gilbert Demachy | ||
| + | |actor1=Pierre Blanchar | ||
|character2=Sulphart | |character2=Sulphart | ||
| + | |actor2=Gabriel Gabrio | ||
|character3=Caporal Breval | |character3=Caporal Breval | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Charles Vanel]] | ||
|character4=Soldat Fouillard | |character4=Soldat Fouillard | ||
| + | |actor4=[[Raymond Aimos]] | ||
|character5=Soldat Vieuble | |character5=Soldat Vieuble | ||
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| − | |||
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| − | |||
|actor5=Antonin Artaud | |actor5=Antonin Artaud | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''Wooden Crosses''''' is a 1932 French war drama directed by Raymond Bernard. | + | '''''Wooden Crosses''''' is a 1932 French war drama directed by Raymond Bernard. In the fervor and exaltation of the beginning of the war, Demachy, still a student, answers the call to serve in the army. He meets Sulphart, Bréval, Bouffioux, and others, formerly workers, bakers, cooks, now united under the name of "soldier". |
| + | In the midst of the trenches disfigured by the guns, the soldiers face the cruelty of daily life, the waiting for the mail that tears the hearts, the terror of hidden mines, the comrades who fall. While the wooden crosses bloom on the open graves, Demachy ends up losing his ideals. | ||
| − | An American remake was released in 1936 | + | An American remake was released in 1936 starring [[Warner Baxter]] and [[Fredric March]]. |
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
| − | ==Chamelot-Delvigne | + | ==Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873== |
The [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]] revolver seems to be the standard sidearm for French and German officers. | The [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]] revolver seems to be the standard sidearm for French and German officers. | ||
| − | [[File:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873B.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chamelot-Delvigne | + | [[File:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873B.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chamelot-Delvigne Modèle 1873 - 11x17.8mmR]] |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German officer with his revolver during a French night raid.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German officer with his revolver during a French night raid.]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Revolver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenant Morache ([[René Montis]]) before the attack on the village.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Revolver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenant Morache ([[René Montis]]) before the attack on the village.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
| − | ==Lebel 1886== | + | ==Lebel Mle. 1886== |
| − | The French Army is | + | The French Army is armed with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles. Adjudant Gilbert Demachy ([[Pierre Blanchar]]), Soldat Fouillard ([[Raymond Aimos]]), Soldat Vieublé ([[Antonin Artaud]]), Soldat Broucke ([[Paul Azaïs]]), Soldat Hamel ([[René Bergeron]]) and Soldat Vairon ([[Raymond Cordy]]) use Lebel rifles during the battles. |
| − | [[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel | + | [[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Fusil Modèle 1886 - 8x50Rmm]] |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Lebel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gilbert Demachy holds his Lebel as he joins his unit in 1914.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Lebel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gilbert Demachy holds his Lebel as he joins his unit in 1914.]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Lebel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers start attacking the village with Lebels with fixed ''Rosaline'' bayonets.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Lebel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers start attacking the village with Lebels with fixed ''Rosaline'' bayonets.]] | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
| − | German infantrymen | + | German infantrymen are seen with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifle held by a retreating soldier.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifle held by a retreating soldier.]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a counterattack. Note the fixed ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonets.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a counterattack. Note the fixed ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonets.]] | ||
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==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== | ==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== | ||
At least, the German sniper team in the village is armed with a [[Karabiner 98AZ]]. | At least, the German sniper team in the village is armed with a [[Karabiner 98AZ]]. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm]] |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The team spotted a single French soldier.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The team spotted a single French soldier.]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The sniper fires the carbine. The side-mounted sling-swivel can be seen.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The sniper fires the carbine. The side-mounted sling-swivel can be seen.]] | ||
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==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
[[Maxim MG08]]s are used by German soldiers. | [[Maxim MG08]]s are used by German soldiers. | ||
| − | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim | + | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim being fired from a trench.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim being fired from a trench.]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a ruin operate the machine gun.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a ruin operate the machine gun.]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Germans open fire at encircled French soldiers in the church.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Germans open fire at encircled French soldiers in the church.]] | ||
| − | ==Hotchkiss | + | ==Hotchkiss Mle. 1914== |
The [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun|Hotchkiss M1914]] is the standard machine gun for the French army. | The [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun|Hotchkiss M1914]] is the standard machine gun for the French army. | ||
| − | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-Hotchkiss1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French MG-team carries a Hotchkiss during urban warfare.]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Hotchkiss1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French MG-team carries a Hotchkiss during urban warfare.]] | ||
| − | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Hotchkiss2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Hotchkiss in action | + | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Hotchkiss2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Hotchkiss in action repelling a German attack.]] |
=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
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[[File:WoodenCrosses-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Stielhandgranate== |
| − | + | German soldiers are seen with stick grenades during the attack on the church. | |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-stickgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-stickgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
| − | == | + | ==Chobert Mle. 1917== |
| − | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Flare.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:WoodenCrosses-Flare.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The M1917 flare gun held by the soldier on the right.]] |
==Canon de 155mm GPF== | ==Canon de 155mm GPF== | ||
| − | + | [[File:French-Canon-de-155mm-GPF-1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) - 155mm]] | |
| − | [[ | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-GPF1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-GPF1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-GPF2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-GPF2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
| − | ==Canon de 75 mm | + | ==Canon de 75 mm Mle. 1897== |
| − | [[File:Canon-75-mm-MLE-1897-No-15932.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon | + | [[File:Canon-75-mm-MLE-1897-No-15932.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon 75 mm modèle 1897 - 75x350 mm R]] |
[[File:WoodenCrosses-canonde75.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-canonde75.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
| − | ==Canon de 155 C, | + | ==Canon de 155 C, Mle. 1917 Schneider== |
[[File:155mm m1917 Schneider Hameenlinna 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon 155mm Mle. 1917]] | [[File:155mm m1917 Schneider Hameenlinna 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Canon 155mm Mle. 1917]] | ||
[[File:WoodenCrosses-canonschneider.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:WoodenCrosses-canonschneider.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
| − | Due to the very intense and realistic fight scenes for that time, scenes were often reused by many movies, countless | + | Due to the very intense and realistic fight scenes for that time, scenes were often reused by many movies, countless documentaries, and some video game cutscenes. There are also several allusions to this film in various media. |
A few examples: | A few examples: | ||
* ''[[The World Moves On]]'', a 1934 movie directed by [[John Ford]] that contains many battle scenes. | * ''[[The World Moves On]]'', a 1934 movie directed by [[John Ford]] that contains many battle scenes. | ||
| − | * ''The Road to Glory'', the already mentioned 1936 American remake. | + | * ''[[The Road to Glory]]'', the already mentioned 1936 American remake. |
| − | * ''[[Medal of Honor: Underground]]'', the first clip of the intro sequence of the 2000 video game. | + | * ''[[Seventh Heaven]]'', the 1937 movie features footage of battle scenes. |
| + | * ''[[Medal of Honor: Underground]]'', the first clip of the intro sequence of the 2000 video game showing charging French soldiers crossing No Man's Land. | ||
* ''[[Valiant Hearts: The Great War]]'', the last chapter mission titled ''Wooden Crosses''. | * ''[[Valiant Hearts: The Great War]]'', the last chapter mission titled ''Wooden Crosses''. | ||
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Wooden Crosses is a 1932 French war drama directed by Raymond Bernard. In the fervor and exaltation of the beginning of the war, Demachy, still a student, answers the call to serve in the army. He meets Sulphart, Bréval, Bouffioux, and others, formerly workers, bakers, cooks, now united under the name of "soldier". In the midst of the trenches disfigured by the guns, the soldiers face the cruelty of daily life, the waiting for the mail that tears the hearts, the terror of hidden mines, the comrades who fall. While the wooden crosses bloom on the open graves, Demachy ends up losing his ideals.
An American remake was released in 1936 starring Warner Baxter and Fredric March.
The following weapons were used in the film Wooden Crosses:
Revolvers
Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873
The Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 revolver seems to be the standard sidearm for French and German officers.
Lieutenant Morache (René Montis) before the attack on the village.
Rifles
Lebel Mle. 1886
The French Army is armed with Lebel 1886 rifles. Adjudant Gilbert Demachy (Pierre Blanchar), Soldat Fouillard (Raymond Aimos), Soldat Vieublé (Antonin Artaud), Soldat Broucke (Paul Azaïs), Soldat Hamel (René Bergeron) and Soldat Vairon (Raymond Cordy) use Lebel rifles during the battles.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
German infantrymen are seen with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Mauser Karabiner 98AZ
At least, the German sniper team in the village is armed with a Karabiner 98AZ.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08
Maxim MG08s are used by German soldiers.
Hotchkiss Mle. 1914
The Hotchkiss M1914 is the standard machine gun for the French army.
Hand Grenades
Unknown Grenades
French soldiers use unknown grenades.
Stielhandgranate
German soldiers are seen with stick grenades during the attack on the church.
Other
Chobert Mle. 1917
Canon de 155mm GPF
Canon de 75 mm Mle. 1897
Canon de 155 C, Mle. 1917 Schneider
Trivia
Due to the very intense and realistic fight scenes for that time, scenes were often reused by many movies, countless documentaries, and some video game cutscenes. There are also several allusions to this film in various media.
A few examples:
- The World Moves On, a 1934 movie directed by John Ford that contains many battle scenes.
- The Road to Glory, the already mentioned 1936 American remake.
- Seventh Heaven, the 1937 movie features footage of battle scenes.
- Medal of Honor: Underground, the first clip of the intro sequence of the 2000 video game showing charging French soldiers crossing No Man's Land.
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War, the last chapter mission titled Wooden Crosses.