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"J'Accuse"
1918
Directed by Abel Gance

Gance's first, silent version of his anti-war story of a young peasant woman, her husband, and the poet who loves her. The two men go to war. While they are gone, the woman is raped by a German soldier and becomes pregnant. When her husband returns he accuses the poet. When the two men discover the truth, they return to the trenches to avenge her. Silent with original French titles, optional English subtitles, and new symphonic score by Robert Israel.  166 minutes.