The Big Parade (1925) | |
| Director(s) | King Vidor, George W. Hill (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | King Vidor, Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance, Silent Films, War |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, World War I |
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The Big Parade (1925) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by King Vidor and George W. Hill and produced by King Vidor and Irving Thalberg.
The Big Parade was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.
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Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At: The Big Parade (1925)
By Lea Stans on Jan 23, 2024 From Classic Movie Hub BlogA Closer Look At: The Big Parade (1925) Rene?e Adore?e and John Gilbert In 1928, the great star John Gilbert wrote in an article for Photoplay: ?Have any of you ever gone through an experience at school, or at college, or while in love, or while on a farm, or in the mountains, or exploring, or... Read full article
On DVD: MGM's The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
By KC on Apr 23, 2018 From Classic MoviesI suspect MGM’s Big Parade of Comedy (1964) isn’t a very good movie, but it caught me in the right mood, so I ended up enjoying this compilation film more than it probably deserved. It’s light and silly, though it sometimes has a questionable interpretation of comedy, most likely d... Read full article
O Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925)
By L? on May 15, 2015 From Critica RetroO Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925) O ano era 2011. O oitavo epis?dio da quarta temporada de The Big Bang Theory, “The 21-Second Excitation”, trazia nossos nerds favoritos, encabe?ados pelo grande, poderoso e incr?vel Sheldon, em uma ida ao cinema para ver a vers?o restaurada... Read full article
O Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925)
By L? on May 15, 2015 From Critica RetroO Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925) O ano era 2011. O oitavo epis?dio da quarta temporada de The Big Bang Theory, “The 21-Second Excitation”, trazia nossos nerds favoritos, encabe?ados pelo grande, poderoso e incr?vel Sheldon, em uma ida ao cinema para ver a vers?o restaurada... Read full article
THE BIG PARADE On Blu-ray
By Dan Day Jr. on Oct 7, 2013 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogOne of the most highly anticipated home video releases of 2013 is THE BIG PARADE, the 1925 MGM silent classic directed by King Vidor. THE BIG PARADE was the first cinematic epic with a World War I storyline. The film's overwhelming success set the stage for other major productions with a Great War... Read full article
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Quotes from The Big Parade
James Apperson: [Melisande has just said something to him in French] I don't understand a word you say... but I know what you mean!
James Apperson: Orders! Orders! Who the hell is fighting this war - men or orders?
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Facts about The Big Parade
The U.S. War Department - the predecessor of the Department of Defense - loaned the film's producers over 200 army trucks, approximately 4,000 soldiers and over 100 airplanes for use in the film.
The unit portrayed is the 42d Infantry Division (Rainbow Division) as determined by the three color (red-yellow-blue) rainbow patch (long version) worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniform. Casualties were so high that post-war the patch was cut in half and worn on the forward half of the sleeve instead of centered because "we left half our rainbow in France." During the transport scene the tailgates of the trucks are all painted with "42" and then the truck number. The credits thank the 2d Division (Indianhead) so painting the "4" prior to the pre-existing "2" may have facilitated that. The 42d Division was later a New York Army National Guard unit and you could find units in Syracuse, Geneva, etc.
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