The Lost Battalion (1919)
1h 40m
Running Time
July 2, 1919Release Date
Plot.
World War I, October 1918. The more than 500 men of the 77th Infantry Division of the United States Army, who have been recruited in New York City and trained in Yaphank, are sent to France, to help break down the German defenses located in the Argonne forest…
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Alexander
Self
George McMurtry
Major George McMurtry
Charles W. Whittlesey
Self
William J. Cullen
Self
Burton L. King
Director
Charles Logue
Writer
Arthur F. McKeogh
Self - Adjutant to Lt. Col. Whittlesey
Augustus Kaiser
Self
Herman J. Bergasse
Sergeant Herman J. Bergasse
Jack Hershkowitz
Self
J. J. Munson
Private J. J. Munson
Philip Cepaglia
Self
Abraham Krotoshinisky
Private Abraham Krotoshinisky
Jack McLean
The Kicker
Gaston Glass
Harry Merwin
Marion Coakley
Nancy Bristol
Helen Ferguson
The Stenographer
May Waldron Robson
The Landlady
Sidney D'Albrook
The Burglar
Blanche Davenport
The Burglar's Mother
Bessie Learn
The Girl Next Door
Tammany Young
The Bowery Man
Stephen Grattan
Richard Merwin (uncredited)
Edward A. MacManus
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 2, 1919
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on a true story
new york
france
world war i
historical re-enactment
trench warfare
Wiki.
The Lost Battalion is a 1919 American silent war film about units of the 77th Infantry Division (the "Lost Battalion") penetrating deep into the Argonne Forest of France during World War I. The film was directed by Burton L. King and features Major Charles W. Whittlesey and a number of actual soldiers from the 77th who portrayed themselves in the film. It was released July 2, 1919 in North America. The film was remade in 2001 by Russell Mulcahy.