Song of Revolt

Strasbourg - 1792. Prussian armies rage outside France's borders, famine and civil strife within. Urged by the Mayor, a young officer named Rouget de Lisle works on a marching song to rally the King's weary troops.

Song of Revolt (1937)

This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.

Director: Roy Rowland
Writer: Douglas Foster

Release Date: 1937-05-29
Status: Released
Run time: 11 min / 0:11
Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Country: United States of America

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Casts

	Leon Ames as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
	Frank Austin as Listener at Baron's (uncredited)
	Barbara Bedford as Peasant Woman (uncredited)
	Harry Cording as Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
	Karl Hackett as Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)
	Mary Howard as Pianist (uncredited)
	Edward Keane as Mayor (uncredited)
	Mitchell Lewis as Jailer (uncredited)
	Claire McDowell as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
	Louis Mercier as French Peasant (uncredited)
	Ferdinand Munier as Baron (uncredited)
	Forbes Murray as Nobleman (uncredited)
	Cap Somers as Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
	Harry Wilson as Peasant (uncredited)