Story of the Unknown SoldierMovie
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.
About Story of the Unknown Soldier
Story of the Unknown Soldier is a 1932 documentary movie directed by Henri Storck.
The production information lists a runtime of 11m, production credits from Belgium, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Benito Mussolini, Philippe Pétain, Czar Nicholas II of Russia. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
