UNITED STATES · 1918

The Great Love

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood World War I Military enlistment Romance War atrocities International conflict
Synopsis

Jim Young of Youngstown, Pennsylvania, reads of the German war atrocities and decides to enlist in the British army, thus becoming a forerunner of the American forces that are subsequently to leave for the battlefields of Europe. He begins active training at a camp outside London. While enjoying a few hours of leave, he meets Susie Broadplains , a young woman from Australia. She is flattered by hi

Year1918
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
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