The Big Parade

The Big Parade

The epic of the American doughboy!

NR 1925 · 151 min · ★ 7.6 · Romance, War, Drama

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.

Directed by King Vidor · Written by Harry Behn

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