A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Albert PréjeanThe French soldier | The French soldier |
 Thomy BourdelleThe German officer | The German officer |
 Jeanne Marie-LaurentThe mother | The mother |
 Suzanne BianchettiThe wife | The wife |
 Hans BrausewetterThe German soldier | The German soldier |
 Maurice SchutzMarshal of the Empire | Marshal of the Empire |
 Pierre NayThe boy | The boy |
 Jean DehellyThe young man | The young man |
 Daniel MendailleThe husband | The husband |
 Antonin ArtaudThe intellectual | The intellectual |
 André NoxThe chaplain | The chaplain |
 José DavertThe farmer | The farmer |
| BBerthe JalabertNot listed | Not listed |
 Paul AmiotNot listed | Not listed |
| HHenri DelannoyNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarie LacroixNot listed | Not listed |
 Philippe PétainGeneral Petain | General Petain |
 Emperor Wilhelm II of GermanySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Paul von HindenburgSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |