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“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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Status
Released
Original Language
EN

Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)
Set in the 1800s, the film is about a "dacoit" tribe who take charge in fight for their rights and independence against the British.