Verdun: Vision of History
In 1928 Poirier completed Verdun: Visions of History, a dramatized documentary about the battle. The film was shot on site of the carnage. Poirier utilised, ten years after the conflict, the battlefield and the ruins of the forts of Vaux and Douaumont. The performers were French and German veterans and a few professional actors.
Genre: War
Director: Léon Poirier
Actors: Albert Préjean, André Nox, Antonin Artaud, Berthe Jalabert, Daniel Mendaille, Hans Brausewetter, Henri Delannoy, Jean Dehelly, Jeanne Marie-Laurent, José Davert
Release: 1928
IMDb: 6.9