Synopsis
A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to her ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.
Movie Information
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Writers
- Clarence J. Harris, Cecil B. DeMille, Jeanie Macpherson
- Release Year
- 1917
- Runtime
- 63 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, War, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (21 votes)
Top Cast
Mary Pickford
Angela Moore
Jack Holt
Karl von Austreim
Raymond Hatton
Count Jules de Destin
Hobart Bosworth
German Colonel
Walter Long
German Captain
Wallace Beery
German Soldier (uncredited)
Norman Kerry
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Colleen Moore
Maid (uncredited)
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