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The Big Parade

The epic of the American doughboy!

7.6/ 1019252h 31mNR

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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

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

James 'Jim' Apperson

Renée Adorée

Renée Adorée

Melisande

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Mr. Apperson

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Apperson

Claire Adams

Claire Adams

Justyn Reed

Robert Ober

Robert Ober

Harry Apperson

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

'Slim' Jensen