Hearts Of The World
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Depicts the story of a French village that becomes the focal point of some of the bitterest fighting in World War I. Shows how the peaceful life led by most of the inhabitants is shattered when the spectre of war arrives and the town is mobilized. Stars Lillian Gish and directed by D W Griffith.
Two families live next to one another in a French village on the eve of World War I. The Boy in one of the families falls for the only daughter in the other family. When the French retreat, the village is shelled and the Boy's father and the Girl's mother and grandfather are killed. The Girl, deranged, wanders aimlessly through the battlefield and comes upon the Boy badly wounded and unconscious.
Two families live next to one another in a French village on the eve of World War I. The Boy in one of the families falls for the only daughter in the other family. When the French retreat, the village is shelled and the Boy's father and the Girl's mother and grandfather are killed. The Girl, deranged, wanders aimlessly through the battlefield and comes upon the Boy badly wounded and unconscious.
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- Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish
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Depicts the story of a French village that becomes the focal point of some of the bitterest fighting in World War I. Shows how the peaceful life led by most of the inhabitants is shattered when the spectre of war arrives and the town is mobilized. Stars Lillian Gish and directed by D W Griffith.
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