What battle was later made into a silent film, about the Second World War?
Paul Capellani Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 – November 7, 1960) was a noted French silent film actor. His brother was the director Albert Capellani and his uncle the film director Roger Capellani who died May 1940 at the Battle of Dunkirk.
The Heroine of Mons The Heroine of Mons is a 1914 British silent war film directed by Wilfred Noy (the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard) and starring Dorothy Bellew, Leslie Howard and Bert Wynne. The film marked the screen debut of Howard, who went on to be leading star of British and Hollywood cinema. The film was made during the opening weeks of the First World War, and refers to the Battle of Mons.