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The Big Parade ()

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A young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.
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James Apperson
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Melisande (as Renee Adoree)
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Mr. Apperson
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Mrs. Apperson
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Justyn Reed
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Harry
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Bull
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Slim
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French Mother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arthur H. Allen ...
Dying German (uncredited)
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Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Crocker ...
Doughboy (uncredited)
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Justine Devereux (uncredited)
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Miss Apperson (uncredited)
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Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
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Doughboy (uncredited)
Carl Voss ...
Officer (uncredited)

Directed by

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King Vidor
George W. Hill ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Laurence Stallings ... (story)
 
Harry Behn ... (scenario)
 
Joseph Farnham ... (titles) (as Joseph W. Farnham)
 
Laurence Stallings ... (screenplay) (uncredited)
 
King Vidor ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Kevin Brownlow ... producer: 1988 Turner print
David Gill ... producer: 1988 Turner print
Irving Thalberg ... producer (uncredited)
King Vidor ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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William Axt ... (musical score by)
Carl Davis ... (1988 score)
David Mendoza ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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John Arnold ... (photography)
Charles Van Enger ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Hugh Wynn ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Roger Holmes ... videotape editor: 1988 Turner print

Casting By

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Robert McIntyre ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Ethel P. Chaffin ... (wardrobe designed by)
Robert Florey ... (uncredited)

Production Management

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Liz Sutherland ... production manager: video presentation: 1988 Turner print
Dave Friedman ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James Ewens ... technical director (uncredited)
David Howard ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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James Basevi ... settings
Cedric Gibbons ... settings
Robert Florey ... set designer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Max Fabian ... special photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Allen Pomeroy ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Carl Barlow ... electrician (uncredited)
Clarence Sinclair Bull ... still photographer (uncredited)
Ruth Harriet Louise ... still photographer (uncredited)
Hendrik Sartov ... additional photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Richard Bradford ... music recordist: 1988 Turner print
Carl Davis ... music composed and conducted by: 1988 Turner print
Mike Fairbairn ... dubbing assistant: 1988 Turner print
José-Luis Garcia ... orchestra leader: 1988 Turner print
Colin Matthews ... orchestrator: 1988 Turner print
David Matthews ... orchestrator: 1988 Turner print
Oscar Radin ... orchestra under the direction of
Maurice Baron ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Frances Hewson ... production assistant: 1988 Turner print
Carl Voss ... military advisor (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (King Vidor's Production) (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The idle son of a rich businessman joins the Army when the U.S.A. enters The Great War. He is sent to France, where he becomes friends with two working-class soldiers. He also falls in love with a Frenchwoman, but he must leave her to move to the frontline. Written by Philip Apps

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Taglines King Vidor's PICTURIZATION of LAURENCE STALLINGS' GREAT STORY See more »
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Also Known As
  • La grande parade (France)
  • Die Parade des Todes (Germany)
  • Die große Parade (Germany)
  • El gran desfile (Spain)
  • La gran desfilada (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 151 min
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Budget $245,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The famous scene in which Jim (John Gilbert) teaches Melisande (Renée Adorée) to chew gum was improvised on the spot during filming. Director King Vidor observed a crew member chewing gum and later recalled, "Here was my inspiration. French girls didn't chew or understand gum; American doughboys did...Gilbert's efforts to explain would endear him to her and she would kiss him...[It was] one of the best love scenes I ever directed." Gilbert also claimed that neither he nor Vidor expected Adorée to swallow the gum, which proved to be the scene's comic highlight. See more »
Goofs When Jim is getting dressed in the hayloft for his date, Slim jokingly refers to him as "Mr. Hemingway". When the film was being made in 1924-25 Ernest Hemingway was becoming famous, but in the movie's time frame of 1917, he was still unknown. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Marianne (1929). See more »
Crazy Credits Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gratefully acknowledges the splendid co-operation of the Second Division, United States Army and Air Service Units, Kelly Field. See more »
Quotes James Apperson: [to Melisande, who speaks French] French is Greek to me.
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