Broken Lullaby
Original title: The Man I Killed
“Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?”
1932 · 1 h 16 min
Ernst LubitschCast
Lionel Barrymore 
Nancy Carroll 
Phillips Holmes 
Louise Carter 
Lucien Littlefield Tom Douglas
Credits
Written by: Maurice Rostand
Plot
A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt after killing a German, and visits the soldier's family.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ernst Lubitsch's pacifist drama, with Lionel Barrymore, Phillips Holmes and Nancy Carroll, is somber and moving, a rare serious Lubitsch.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (1,961 votes)
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