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The Woman God Forgot
UNITED STATES · 1917

The Woman God Forgot

Cecil B. DeMille
forbidden love conquest and colonialism betrayal love triangle cultural conflict
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Synopsis

Cortez sends Alvarado to Montezuma who throws him into a dungeon from which he is rescued by Tecza who loves him. He is recaptured when her lover Guatemoco finds Alvarado hiding in her chambers. Tecza next leads Cortez into the city, thus causing the destruction of her nation and securing the love of Alvarado.

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