The Big Parade (1925)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 31min
- Drama, Romance
- 03 Dec 1925 (Belgium)
- Movie
A young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.
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Awards:
- 6 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
John Gilbert | ... |
James Apperson
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Renée Adorée | ... |
Melisande
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Hobart Bosworth | ... |
Mr. Apperson
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Claire McDowell | ... |
Mrs. Apperson
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Claire Adams | ... |
Justyn Reed
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Robert Ober | ... |
Harry
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Tom O'Brien | ... |
Bull
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Karl Dane | ... |
Slim
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Rosita Marstini | ... |
French Mother
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Arthur H. Allen | ... |
Dying German (uncredited)
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George Beranger | ... |
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
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Harry Crocker | ... |
Doughboy (uncredited)
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Julanne Johnston | ... |
Justine Devereux (uncredited)
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Kathleen Key | ... |
Miss Apperson (uncredited)
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Dan Mason | ... |
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
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Carl 'Major' Roup | ... |
Doughboy (uncredited)
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Carl Voss | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
King Vidor | ||
George W. Hill | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Laurence Stallings | ... | (story) |
Harry Behn | ... | (scenario) |
Joseph Farnham | ... | (titles) (as Joseph W. Farnham) |
Laurence Stallings | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
King Vidor | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Kevin Brownlow | ... | producer: 1988 Turner print |
David Gill | ... | producer: 1988 Turner print |
Irving Thalberg | ... | producer (uncredited) |
King Vidor | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
William Axt | ... | (musical score by) |
Carl Davis | ... | (1988 score) |
David Mendoza | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
John Arnold | ... | (photography) |
Charles Van Enger | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Hugh Wynn | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Roger Holmes | ... | videotape editor: 1988 Turner print |
Casting By
Robert McIntyre | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Ethel P. Chaffin | ... | (wardrobe designed by) |
Robert Florey | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
Liz Sutherland | ... | production manager: video presentation: 1988 Turner print |
Dave Friedman | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Ewens | ... | technical director (uncredited) |
David Howard | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
James Basevi | ... | settings |
Cedric Gibbons | ... | settings |
Robert Florey | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Max Fabian | ... | special photographic effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Allen Pomeroy | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Carl Barlow | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Clarence Sinclair Bull | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Ruth Harriet Louise | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Hendrik Sartov | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Richard Bradford | ... | music recordist: 1988 Turner print |
Carl Davis | ... | music composed and conducted by: 1988 Turner print |
Mike Fairbairn | ... | dubbing assistant: 1988 Turner print |
José-Luis Garcia | ... | orchestra leader: 1988 Turner print |
Colin Matthews | ... | orchestrator: 1988 Turner print |
David Matthews | ... | orchestrator: 1988 Turner print |
Oscar Radin | ... | orchestra under the direction of |
Maurice Baron | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Frances Hewson | ... | production assistant: 1988 Turner print |
Carl Voss | ... | military advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (King Vidor's Production) (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1925) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1926) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universum Film (UFA) (1926) (Germany) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1925) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Critics' Choice Video (United States) (VHS)
- Movies Unlimited (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- English Chamber Orchestra (music performers) (1988 Turner print)
- Kelley Color Films (color tinting)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presented in association with) (1988 Turner print)
- Thames Television (presented by) (1988 Turner print)
- U.S. Army (special thanks)
- United States Army Air Service, Kelly Field (grateful acknowledgment)
- United States Army, Second Division (grateful acknowledgment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The idle son of a rich businessman joins the Army when the U.S.A. enters The Great War. He is sent to France, where he becomes friends with two working-class soldiers. He also falls in love with a Frenchwoman, but he must leave her to move to the frontline.
Written by Philip Apps |
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Taglines | King Vidor's PICTURIZATION of LAURENCE STALLINGS' GREAT STORY See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $245,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The famous scene in which Jim (John Gilbert) teaches Melisande (Renée Adorée) to chew gum was improvised on the spot during filming. Director King Vidor observed a crew member chewing gum and later recalled, "Here was my inspiration. French girls didn't chew or understand gum; American doughboys did...Gilbert's efforts to explain would endear him to her and she would kiss him...[It was] one of the best love scenes I ever directed." Gilbert also claimed that neither he nor Vidor expected Adorée to swallow the gum, which proved to be the scene's comic highlight. See more » |
Goofs | When Jim is getting dressed in the hayloft for his date, Slim jokingly refers to him as "Mr. Hemingway". When the film was being made in 1924-25 Ernest Hemingway was becoming famous, but in the movie's time frame of 1917, he was still unknown. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Marianne (1929). See more » |
Crazy Credits | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gratefully acknowledges the splendid co-operation of the Second Division, United States Army and Air Service Units, Kelly Field. See more » |
Quotes |
James Apperson:
[to Melisande, who speaks French]
French is Greek to me. See more » |