Song of Revolt (1937)

Song of Revolt (1937)

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.

Release Date: 1937, May 29
Directors: Roy Rowland
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Mitchell Lewis, Edward Keane, Louis Mercier, Forbes Murray, Mary Howard, Harry Wilson, Cap Somers, Harry Cording, Leon Ames, Ferdinand Munier, Frank Austin, Barbara Bedford

Overview:

This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.