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06/03/1921 War, Romance, Drama 2h 36m
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AN EPIC OF REALISM With its great scenes of Argentine-its intimate views of Parisian life-its titanic battle scenes-its massive settings-its tremendous realism-its faithful reproduction of the vital story-its mighty drama-its soul stirring romance.

Overview

Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.

  1. Rex Ingram

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rudolph Valentino

    Julio Desnoyers

  2. Josef Swickard

    Marcelo Desnoyers

  3. Alice Terry

    Marguerite Laurier

  4. Alan Hale

    Karl von Hartrott

  5. Pomeroy Cannon

    Madariaga

  6. Bridgetta Clark

    Doña Luisa

  7. Virginia Warwick

    Chichí

  8. Mabel Van Buren

    Elena

  9. Stuart Holmes

    Otto von Hartrott

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
This is a magnificent cinematic rendition of a slightly flawed book. Commencing in the early 20th century. Madariaga (Pomeroy Cannon) is the patriarch of a family with siblings as alike as chalk and cheese. He openly favours his French in-laws to the obvious detriment of his German ones. Despite this favouritism, though, when the father of this, by now, extensive brood dies, he leaves his considerable fortune equally to his two daughters and that's where the familial strife begins... Advance a few years to Paris and we see tales of profligacy, deception, adultery and avarice. "Julio" (an excel...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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