The Little American
1917
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Romance
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War
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80 minutes
The Little American is a 1917 silent drama set during World War I. It tells the story of a woman who finds herself caught between her loyalties to her German and French suitors as the war unfolds. After surviving a U-boat attack, she witnesses the harsh realities of war in France. The film was created with the intention of promoting American patriotism and held strong anti-German sentiments, even facing brief censorship. Today, this historical drama is considered a classic.
Stars:
Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth, Walter Long, James Neill, Ben Alexander, Guy Oliver, Edythe Chapman, Lillian Leighton, DeWitt Jennings, Wallace Beery, Gordon Griffith, Ramon Novarro, Colleen Moore, Norman Kerry, Sam Wood
Release: 1917
Duration: 80 minutes
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