Story of the Unknown Soldier

(1932)

★ 8.3 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1932

Runtime: 11 мин

Country: Belgium

Director: Henri Storck

Cast: Бенито Муссолини, Philippe Pétain, Николай II

Plot

Built from 1928 newsreels—the year 60 nations vowed to outlaw war—Storck’s razor-edged montage mocks the era’s self-congratulation by cross-cutting speeches and parades with portents of renewed violence: nationalism, colonial repression, police brutality. Slow-motion collapsing chimneys and the exhumation of an “unknown soldier” give the satire its sting.