Sacrifice of Honor

Sacrifice of Honor (1935)

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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.

Director: Marcel L'Herbier
Writers: Marcel L'Herbier, Charles Spaak.

Casts

	Annabella as Jeanne de Corlaix
	Victor Francen as Capitaine de Corlaix
	Gabriel Signoret as Amiral Morbraz
	Pierre Renoir as Commandant Branbourg
	Rosine Deréan as Alice
	Robert Vidalin as Lieutenant d'Artelles
	Roland Toutain as Leduc
	Jean Dunot as
	Maurice Baquet as
	Léon Arvel as
	Raymond Narlay as
	Lucien Walter as

Crew