Les "Marines" = The Marines / Icarus Films ; Pierre Braunberger présente ; un film de François Reichenbach ; Les Films de la Pléiade.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Reichenbach, François, 1921-1993, film director.

Braunberger, Pierre, 1905-1990, film producer.

Oury, Gérard, narrator.

Films de la Pléiade (Firm), production company.

Icarus Films, distributor.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps.

United States.

Marines--United States.

Marines.

Basic training (Military education)--United States.

Basic training (Military education).

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (21 min.)) : sound, black and white

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films, [1957]

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles; closed captioning available.

System Details:

System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

digital

Summary:

François Reichenbach follows a group of young men from the day they enlist in the US Marine Corps, all the way through basic training. The power of this is twofold. It lies in the poetic visuals focused on the men's faces and expressions (scared, determined, chastened), and in the critical commentary, which questions the need to humiliate, threaten, and even endanger the lives of these recruits.

Participant:

Narrated by Gerard Oury.

Credits:

Cinematographer, François Reichenbach, Jacques Ledoux ; editor, Albert Jurgenson ; music, Georges Delerue.

Notes:

Digitized and restored by Les Films de la Pléiade.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 13, 2023).

Publisher Number:

if-marine Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.