Cavalcade

Cavalcade

THE PICTURE OF THE GENERATION!

1933 · 112 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, War

A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · Written by Noël Coward

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