J’accuse
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J’accuse is a landmark 1919 French silent anti-war film by Abel Gance that powerfully condemns the horrors and futility of World War I.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| J’accuse canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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anti-war film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abel Gance filmography ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception | regarded as a landmark of French silent cinema ⓘ |
| director | Abel Gance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingPeriod | during World War I ⓘ |
| format | silent ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Edith Laurin
NERFINISHED
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François Laurin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Diaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | famous resurrection of the dead soldiers sequence ⓘ |
| hasVersion | J’accuse (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | silent era of cinema ⓘ |
| influenced | later anti-war cinema ⓘ |
| movement | early French avant-garde cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | various accompanists (silent-era live music) ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal and collective trauma of war ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative cinematic techniques
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powerful condemnation of World War I ⓘ use of actual soldiers returning from the front ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| releaseContext | post-World War I France ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 166 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Abel Gance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Angèle Guys
NERFINISHED
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Maryse Dauvray NERFINISHED ⓘ Romuald Joubé NERFINISHED ⓘ Séverin-Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war
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futility of war ⓘ horrors of war ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | I Accuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Abel Gance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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