The Big Parade (1925)

  • NR
  • 11/05/1925 (US)
  • Romance, War, Drama
  • 2h 31m

The epic of the American doughboy!

Overview

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.

King Vidor

Director

Harry Behn

Screenplay

Cast

John Gilbert's headshot

John Gilbert

James 'Jim' Apperson
Renée Adorée's headshot

Renée Adorée

Melisande
Hobart Bosworth's headshot

Hobart Bosworth

Mr. Apperson
Claire McDowell's headshot

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Apperson
Claire Adams's headshot

Claire Adams

Justyn Reed
Robert Ober's headshot

Robert Ober

Harry Apperson
Tom O'Brien's headshot

Tom O'Brien

Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara
Karl Dane's headshot

Karl Dane

'Slim' Jensen

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