The Lost Battalion
World War I, October 1918. The more than 500 men of the 77th Infantry Division of the United States Army, who have been recruited in New York City and trained in Yaphank, are sent to France, to help break down the German defenses located in the Argonne forest…
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1919 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, War, History |
| Director | Burton L. King |
| Runtime | 100 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (2 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its narrative by contrasting the scale of historical events with the personal stories of soldiers, whose faces become the primary landscape of war. It relies on a documentary foundation to convey the feeling of an authentic ordeal.
What lingers after viewing is a harsh and uncompromising look at war, where heroism is stripped of pathos and the cost of victory is measured in human fates. The sense of bearing witness to this hard-won truth is profound. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Burton L. King
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Watch in silence, in the evening, to fully immerse yourself in the tense atmosphere of the trenches.
🎭 Cast
Robert Alexander
Major-General Robert Alexander
George McMurtry
Major George McMurtry
Charles W. Whittlesey
Lt. Col. Charles W. Whittlesey
William J. Cullen
Captain William J. Cullen
Arthur F. McKeogh
Lt. Arthur F. McKeogh
Augustus Kaiser
Lt. Augustus Kaiser
Jack Hershkowitz
Private Jack Hershkowitz
Philip Cepaglia
Corporal Philip Cepaglia
Herman J. Bergasse
Sergeant Herman J. Bergasse
J. J. Munson
Private J. J. Munson
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