Sacrifice of Honor (1935)
1h 20m
Running Time
January 4, 1935Release Date
Sacrifice of Honor (1935)
1h 20m
Running Time
January 4, 1935Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Annabella
Jeanne de Corlaix
Victor Francen
Le capitaine de Corlaix
Gabriel Signoret
L'amiral Morbraz
Rosine Deréan
Alice
Pierre Renoir
Le commandant Brambourg
Robert Vidalin
Lieutenant d'Artelles
Marcel L'Herbier
Director
Roland Toutain
Leduc
Details.
Release DateJanuary 4, 1935
Original NameVeille d'armes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Genres
Wiki.
Veille d'armes ("eve of battle") is a 1935 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella and Victor Francen.