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Mare Nostrum (1926)

Mare Nostrum poster
Directed by
Rex Ingram
Genre
silent film, war film, romance film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Spanish merchant sailor meets a woman during World War I. He gets drawn into a relationship with her and learns she is a German spy.

romanticmelancholicepicsuspensefulnostalgicslow-paceddramaticatmospheric

What happens

Mare Nostrum is a 1926 American silent war drama film directed by Rex Ingram. It was the first production made by Ingram while in voluntary exile and stars Ingram's wife, Alice Terry. The film is set during World War I, and follows a Spanish merchant sailor who becomes involved with a German spy. It is based on the novel of the same name by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Long thought lost, the film was re-discovered in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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