Broken Lullaby (FRA) ( The Man I Killed )

Broken Lullaby (FRA) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Man I Killed
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
74 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1932 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ernst Lubitsch

Written By:
Reginald Berkeley
Samson Raphaelson

Actors:
Lionel Barrymore ..... Dr. H. Holderlin
Nancy Carroll ..... Fraulein Elsa, Walter's Fiancée
Phillips Holmes ..... Paul Renaud
Louise Carter ..... Frau Holderlin
Tom Douglas ..... Walter Holderlin, German soldier killed by Paul
Emma Dunn ..... Frau Muller
Lucien Littlefield ..... Herr Walter Schultz
Tully Marshall ..... Gravedigger
Zasu Pitts ..... Anna, Holderlin's Maid
George Bickel ..... Herr Bresslauer, Dress Shop Owner
George Davis ..... Frau Bresslauer
Lillian Elliott ..... War Veteran (as Rodney McLennon)
Julia Swayne Gordon ..... Waiter at Inn
George Irving ..... Fritz's Father
Rodney McLennan ..... Priest
Torben Meyer ..... Flower Shop Girl
Reginald Pasch ..... Fritz
Frank Sheridan
Joan Standing
Marvin Stephens

Synopsis:

Director Ernst Lubitsch gained international acclaim for his sophisticated romantic comedies, but he also had a talent for more serious themes, as evidenced by this 1932 drama. French musician Paul (Phillips Holmes) joined the Army at the height of WWI. On the field of battle, Paul shot and killed his German friend Walter Holderlin (Tom Douglas), another musician enlisted in his country's army. One year after the Armistice, Paul is still haunted by the memory of Walter's death, and he travels to Germany to locate Walter's father, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore). Holderlin, his wife (Louise Carter), and Walter's fiancee, Elsa (Nancy Carroll are still shattered by the death of their loved one. Paul informs them of his friendship with their son, but cannot bring himself to unveil his responsibility for Walter's death. The Holderlins welcome Paul in friendship, and gradually, he settles into the household, bringing to both parents a new lease on life. Because of his lingering guilt, he feels tempted to run away, but Elsa discovers the truth about Paul and refuses to let him leave. Meanwhile, the presence of a Frenchman drums up hostilities in the Holderlins' village and the local women gossip continually about the developing relationship between Paul and Elsa. Perhaps because moviegoers completely snubbed The Man I Killed (also released as Broken Lullaby) and turned it into a financial detriment for Paramount, Lubitsch returned to lighter themes after this anti-war drama, and it was the last 'serious' picture he would make before his death in 1948.

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