I Accuse

The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.

Cast

Romuald Joubé

as Jean Diaz

Séverin-Mars

as François Laurin

Maryse Dauvray

as Edith Laurin

Maxime Desjardins

as Maria Lazare

Angèle Guys

as Angèle

Mancini

as Jean's Mother (uncredited)

Elizabeth Nizan

as (uncredited)

Pierre Danis

as (uncredited)

Paul Duc

as Orphan (uncredited)

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