"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.
Song of Revolt (1937) is a drama and history movie produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in United States of America. It was directed by Roy Rowland and written by Douglas Foster. On screen you will see Leon Ames, Frank Austin, Barbara Bedford, Harry Cording and Karl Hackett. With a runtime of 11m, the film averages 6.3/10 across 3 TMDB ratings.
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