Broken Lullaby

"Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?"

1932 1h 16m EN

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7.5

BANGER

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CERTIFIED FRESH

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 47🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.5IMDB · 1,587

Drama

Synopsis

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A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.

“Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?”

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Cast

Lionel Barrymore
Dr. H. Holderlin
Phillips Holmes
Paul Renard
Nancy Carroll
Fraulein Elsa
Louise Carter
Frau Holderlin
Lucien Littlefield
Herr Walter Schultz
Tom Douglas
Walter Holderlin
Zasu Pitts
Anna, Holderlin's Maid
Frank Sheridan
Priest

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Writers: Samson Raphaelson, Ernest Vajda
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Victor Milner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by W. Franke Harling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Lionel Barrymore and Phillips Holmes and Nancy Carroll carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ernst Lubitsch directs. Victor Milner behind the camera. W. Franke Harling scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
294 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Victor Milner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by W. Franke Harling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Lionel Barrymore and Phillips Holmes and Nancy Carroll carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?".
7IMDB entry: tt0022725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.