About the film
Audience score
★ 6.3 /10
based on 3 votes
Synopsis
This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.
DramaHistory
Film · 1937 · Drama
Strasbourg - 1792. Prussian armies rage outside France's borders, famine and civil strife within. Urged by the Mayor, a young officer named Rouget de Lisle works on a marching song to rally the King's weary troops.
This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.
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This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.
8 principal cast
Leon Ames
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Frank Austin
Listener at Baron's (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)
Mary Howard
Pianist (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Mayor (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Jailer (uncredited)
Song of Revolt (1937) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 11m drama directed by Roy Rowland is rated 6.3/10 by 3 viewers.
Song of Revolt was released on May 29, 1937.
Song of Revolt was directed by Roy Rowland.
Song of Revolt has a runtime of 11 minutes.
Song of Revolt is categorized as Drama, History.
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