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UNITED STATES · 1925

The Big Parade

King Vidor
Classical Hollywood World War I class conflict coming of age romance war trauma
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Synopsis

The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.

Year1925
CountryUnited States
DirectorKing Vidor
MovementClassical Hollywood
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