Release Date
04 Jan, 1935
Runtime
01:20: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
Veille d'armes
Photos
Annabella
Victor Francen
Gabriel Signoret
Pierre Renoir
Rosine Deréan
Roland Toutain
Jean Dunot
Maurice Baquet
Léon Arvel
Raymond Narlay
Marcel L'Herbier
Ève Francis
Charles Spaak