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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instanceOf French film
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
war film
hasMainCharacter Edith Laurin NERFINISHED
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
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
Maryse Dauvray NERFINISHED
Romuald Joubé NERFINISHED
Séverin-Mars NERFINISHED
theme anti-war
futility of war
horrors of war
titleLanguage French
titleTranslation I Accuse NERFINISHED
writer Abel Gance NERFINISHED

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Abel Gance directed J’accuse
Abel Gance wroteScreenplayFor J’accuse