J’Accuse
- Synopsis
- Having experienced the horrors of the First World War, idealistic inventor Jean Diaz (Victor Francen) hopes to harness technological innovation in his bid to prevent further barbarity. But a meddling and unscrupulous bureaucracy allows Jean’s plans to be hijacked as Europe slides towards another great conflict.
Using his epic 1919 silent version of the film as a template, Gance pits mankind’s romanticism against its capacity for savagery. Originally released on the eve of the Second World War (and the same year as Jean Renoir’s La Grande Illusion), J’accuse urges its audience to honour the memory of the fallen by learning the lessons of a catastrophic past. - Language
- English
- Country
- France
- Year of release
- 1938
- Notes
- The bfi 2016 release is a dual edition Blu-Ray and DVD
- Subjects
- Film studies; History
- Keywords
- warfare
Credits
- Director
- Abel Gance
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 119 minutes
- Year
- 2017
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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