Sacrifice of Honor

Sacrifice of Honor (1935)

War Drama

Before the Battle is the English-language title of this espionage melodrama. The first half of the film takes place aboard a French cruising ship, steaming through dangerous waters during WWI. Among the passengers is heroine Jeanne (Annabella), who was once in love with first-officer D'Artelles (Robert Vidalin) but he now seems strangely preoccupied. It turns out that the ship is on a secret mission, which ultimately dooms the vessel to a Lusitania-like death. After the sinking, Captain De Corlaix (Victor Francen) faces a court-martial, and it is at this point that the film clarifies several baffling plot points. Despite its complexity, the story is fairly believable, with the exception of the grafted-on romantic subplot.

6.3
  • Release Date: 1935-01-04
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Director: Marcel L'Herbier

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Cast

  • Annabella

    Jeanne de Corlaix

  • Victor Francen

    Capitaine de Corlaix

  • Gabriel Signoret

    Amiral Morbraz

  • Pierre Renoir

    Commandant Branbourg

  • Rosine Deréan

    Alice

  • Robert Vidalin

    Lieutenant d'Artelles

  • Roland Toutain

    Leduc

  • Jean Dunot

  • Maurice Baquet

  • Léon Arvel

  • Raymond Narlay

  • Lucien Walter