The Big Parade (1925)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.7/10   

Director:

King Vidor

Escritores:

Harry Behn (scenario)
Joseph Farnham (titles)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

1926 (Austria)

Género:

Drama | Romance | Guerra

Frase comercial:

King Vidor's PICTURIZATION of LAURENCE STALLINGS' GREAT STORY

Plot:

The idle son of a rich businessman joins the army when the U.S.A. enters World War One. He is sent to France...

Plot Keywords:

Silent Film | Two Strip Technicolor | Lost Technicolor Scene | WWI | Based On Play

Premios:

3 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A great silent classic

Reparto

John Gilbert	...	James Apperson
Renée Adorée	...	Melisande
Hobart Bosworth	...	Mr. Apperson
Claire McDowell	...	Mrs. Apperson
Claire Adams	...	Justyn Reed
Robert Ober	...	Harry Apperson
Tom O'Brien	...	Bull
Karl Dane	...	Slim
Rosita Marstini	...	Melisande's mother

También conocida como:

El gran desfile (Spain) [es]

Duración:

141 min | USA:130 min (re-release) | 126 min (TCM print)

País:

USA

Color:

Negro y Blanco (with tinted sequences)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Silent | Mono (music and sound effects) (Western Electric Sound System)

Clasificación:

Portugal:17 (short version) | Spain:13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

The movie was a huge hit. When MGM discovered that a clause in director King Vidor's contract entitled him to 20% of the net profits, studio lawyers called a meeting with him. At the meeting, MGM accountants played up the costs of the picture while downgrading the studio forecast of its potential success. Vidor was persuaded to sell his stake in the film for a small sum. The film ran for 96 weeks at the Astor Theater and grossed $5 million (approximately $50 million in 2003 dollars) domestically by 1930, making it the most profitable release in MGM history at that point. Said Vidor, "I thus spared myself from becoming a millionaire instead of a struggling young director trying to do something interesting and better with a camera."

Errores:

Errores en Geografía: The three future recruits live in New York City (one works construction on a skyscraper, another works a bar in the Bowery), but during the recruitment parade, there are shots of wide avenues lined with low buildings and palm trees-- clearly shots of 1920s Los Angeles.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004) (TV)

A great silent classic

Even though I have already heard a great deal about this film, I was surprised to see the strength of the movie. It holds up very well, and it´s not very dated, except for some short comic scenes where John Gilbert is with his friends.

There are several great and memorable moments, especially the one in which Gilbert and Reneé Adoreé are separated and the end of the movie, which is still very powerfull. An almost perfect film.