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1925 • 2h 31min • Not Rated • Drama, Romance, War

The Big Parade

"The epic of the American doughboy!"

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.

IMDb 7.9

RT 100%

Director

King Vidor

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Harry Behn

Joseph Farnham

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John Gilbert

James 'Jim' Apperson

Renée Adorée

Melisande

Hobart Bosworth

Mr. Apperson

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Apperson

Claire Adams

Justyn Reed

Robert Ober

Harry Apperson

Tom O'Brien

Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara

Karl Dane

'Slim' Jensen

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John Gilbert James 'Jim' Apperson

Renée Adorée Melisande

Hobart Bosworth Mr. Apperson

Claire McDowell Mrs. Apperson

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Robert Ober Harry Apperson

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Rosita Marstini Melisande's Mother

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