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The Big Parade

The Big Parade
★ 7.6/10•1925•2h 31m•NR•Romance•War•Drama

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.

Harry Behn · Screenplay

King Vidor · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 31m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 5, 1925
Budget$382,000
Revenue$20,000,000

Actors

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

James 'Jim' Apperson

Renée Adorée

Renée Adorée

Melisande

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Mr. Apperson

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Apperson

Claire Adams

Claire Adams

Justyn Reed

Robert Ober

Robert Ober

Harry Apperson

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

'Slim' Jensen

Rosita Marstini

Rosita Marstini

Melisande's Mother

Julanne Johnston

Julanne Johnston

Justine Devereux (uncredited)

Kathleen Key

Kathleen Key

Miss Apperson (uncredited)

Carl Roup

Doughboy (uncredited)

Arthur H. Allen

Dying German

George Beranger

George Beranger

Patriotic Letter Reader

Harry Crocker

Harry Crocker

Doughboy

Dan Mason

Dan Mason

Second Patriotic Letter Reader

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