When first released in 1928, it was hailed as one of the best war films ever made, depicting the horrors of one of the First World War’s most horrifying battles.
The Guns of Loos was made just 12 years after the terrible events it brought to the screen and marked a bold new approach to depicting conflict on screen.
It was swiftly forgotten, however, with the emergence of the “talkies” and has not been seen anywhere in Scotland since the 1930s.
Now the forgotten silent cinema masterpiece is being brought back to the big screen as part of the national commemorations to mark the centenary of the Battle of Loos, which saw more Dundonians killed or wounded than in any other engagement during the First World War.
It will have new life too, thanks to a new score by acclaimed silent film musician Stephen Horne, commissioned by Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) and Great War Dundee.
DCA will screen the film with live musical accompaniment on Saturday September 26 before an encore of the event at Filmhouse in Edinburgh the following day.
The city has been chosen by the Scottish Government to be the centre of September’s weekend commemorations of the battle.
Matthew Jarron, from the Great War Dundee steering group, believes the film will offer a stunning insight into the battle and the sacrifice of those who fought.
“I am thrilled that we are able to bring it back to the big screen, especially in Dundee, given the significance of the battle here,” he said.