[2] The film is starring Gabrielle Réjane, Albert Dieudonné, Barbier, Camille Bardou, Berthe Jalabert and Francesca Flory.

During an open air bal, an Alsatian girl refuses to dance with a German soldier and this leads to a general brawl.

Jeanne Orley, meeting some friends at home sings the French national anthem La Marseillaise.

A few months later, Jacques falls severely ill and his mother goes herself to the Schwartzes to ask for Gretchen's hand for her son, understanding that it is the only thing who could save him.

In 1916, only a small part of Alsace, including Thann, had been liberated as a result of an offensive at the beginning of the war and most of the frontline, which remained pretty stable until 1918, was inside French territory.