I Accuse

1h 59min

War

Drama

Horror

After serving in the trenches of World War I, Jean Diaz recoils with such horror that he renounces love and personal pleasure to immerse himself in scientific research, seeking a machine to prevent war. He thinks he has succeeded, but the government subverts his discovery, and Europe slides with seeming inevitability toward World War II. In desperation, Diaz summons the ghosts of the war dead from the graves and fields of France to give silent, accusing protest.

Cast

Jean-Max

Jean-Max

Henri Chimay
Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

A friend of Chimay
Marcel Delaître

Marcel Delaître

François Laurin
Barral

Barral

A soldier
Jean Brochard

Jean Brochard

Soldier Staminal
Rivers Cadet

Rivers Cadet

A villager
Georges Cahuzac

Georges Cahuzac

Captain Lecouvreur
Lucien Callamand

Lucien Callamand

Soldier Damaseau
Jean Chevrier

Jean Chevrier

Chimay's secretary
Félix Clément

Félix Clément

Soldier Gilles Tenant
Henry Darbray

Henry Darbray

A soldier
Georges Douking

Georges Douking

Soldier Rémuset
Sylvain Itkine

Sylvain Itkine

Soldier Léotard
Albert Malbert

Albert Malbert

A caretaker in Douaumont
Claude Marty

Claude Marty

A soldier
André Nox

André Nox

Monsieur Pierrefonds
Georges Paulais

Georges Paulais

A villager
Georges Rollin

Georges Rollin

Chimay's friend
José Sergy

José Sergy

A soldier
René Stern

René Stern

A soldier

Release date

23rd Jan 1938

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français