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The Big ___MASK5___ is a 1925 American ___MASK56___ directed by King Vidor and starring John Gilbert , Renée Adorée , Hobart Bosworth , and Claire McDowell . Adapted by Harry Behn from the play by Joseph W . Farnham and the autobiographical novel " Plumes " by Laurence Stallings , the film is about an idle rich boy who joins the US Army ' s Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I , becomes a friend of two working class men , experiences the horrors of trench warfare , and finds love with a French girl . ___MASK28___ Wallis Vidor ( February 8 , 1894  ___MASK72___ ___MASK88___ , 1982 ) was an American film director , film producer , and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades . In 1979 , he was awarded an Honorary Academy ___MASK77___ for his " incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator ." He was nominated five times for a Best Director Oscar , and won ___MASK63___ international film awards during his career . Vidor ' s best known films include " The Big ___MASK5___ " ( 1925 ), " The Crowd " ( 1928 ), " Stella Dallas " ( 1937 ), and " Duel in the Sun " ( 1946 ). ( He is not related to fellow director Charles Vidor ) Charles Vidor ( ___MASK46___ 27 , 1900June 4 , 1959 ) was a Hungarian film director . Proud Flesh is a 1925 American silent comedy - drama ___MASK84___ directed by King Vidor .