Sacrifice of Honor
1935, French. Directed by Marcel L'Herbier.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Marcel L'HerbierDirector
- AnnabellaJeanne de Corlaix
- Victor FrancenCapitaine de Corlaix
- Gabriel SignoretAmiral Morbraz
- Pierre RenoirCommandant Branbourg
- Rosine DeréanAlice
- Robert VidalinLieutenant d'Artelles
- Roland ToutainLeduc
- Jean DunotCast
- Maurice BaquetCast
- Léon ArvelCast
- Raymond NarlayCast
- Lucien WalterCast
Details
- Released
- 4 January 1935
- Original title
- Veille d'armes
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Charles Spaak, Marcel L'Herbier
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Sacrifice of Honor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1935. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Sacrifice of Honor?
Sacrifice of Honor (1935) was directed by Marcel L'Herbier and stars Annabella, Victor Francen, Gabriel Signoret.