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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1162

Journey's End

1930120 minUnited Kingdom United States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 116:10
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Directed by: James Whale · Public domain

Synopsis

Young officer Raleigh joins the company of Captain Stanhope, the school hero he still admires. Years in the trenches have changed Stanhope, who fears what Raleigh might report to the sister he hopes to marry. A dangerous raid and the expectation of another attack bring the officers' strained relationships into sharp relief.

Cast

Colin Clive

Ian Maclaren

David Manners

DirectorsJames Whale

Behind the scenes

James Whale brought R. C. Sherriff's play to the screen with a British creative team working in Hollywood. The dugout setting concentrates the war in waiting, conversation and the pressure placed on exhausted men.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

Photograph credit

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Ian Maclaren — film screenshot (Chesterfield Pictures); https://archive.org/details/house_of_secrets · Public domain

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