Film
Story of the Unknown Soldier
1932Directed by Henri Storck
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- Released
- Runtime
- 11m
About Story of the Unknown Soldier
- Documentary
Synopsis
Built from 1928 newsreels—the year 60 nations vowed to outlaw war—Storck’s razor-edged montage mocks the era’s self-congratulation by cross-cutting speeches and parades with portents of renewed violence: nationalism, colonial repression, police brutality. Slow-motion collapsing chimneys and the exhumation of an “unknown soldier” give the satire its sting.
- Director
- Henri Storck
- Original title
- Histoire du soldat inconnu
