Other Titles • The Big Parade (1925) • Die Parade des Todes (1926)
Trivia from The Big Parade (1925)
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Theatrical release: November 5, 1925.
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Shooting locations: Los Angeles, California, and San Antonio, Texas.
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THE BIG PARADE was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1992.
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During the famed "march of death" scene, King Vidor had a drum beat the marching rhythm for the extras and required them to perform all actions, such as falling, only on the beat.
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Vidor made use of a handheld Akeley camera to better capture the reality of trench warfare, something rarely seen in features of the period.
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Playwright and screenwriter Laurence Stallings lost his leg at Belleau Wood.
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The film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1992.
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THE BIG PARADE was the highest grossing silent film in its day.
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