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Sacrifice of Honor

8.0(1)19351h 20m1

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.

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Language
French

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France

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Dec 1938
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)Brussels13 Dec 1935
  • CroatiaHR

    • Theatrical16 Jan 1937
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical30 Nov 1936
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical25 Oct 1936
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical4 Jan 1935
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical7 May 1936
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical27 Jan 1937
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival31 Aug 1936
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical28 May 1936
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical17 Jan 1936
  • SloveniaSI

    • Theatrical22 Apr 1937

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Sacrifice of Honor was released on 4 January 1935.

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