Underplayed Gems

The Fatherland Calls (1914)

The Fatherland Calls poster
Original title
Das Vaterland ruft
Directed by
Harry Liedtke
Genre
silent film, war film
Country
German Empire
Runtime
29 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a short silent film from 1914. It follows characters played by Manny Ziener and Harry Liedtke during wartime. The story focuses on duty and the call to serve one's country.

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What happens

Das Vaterland ruft ist ein deutscher Kurz-Stummfilm aus dem Jahre 1914 mit Manny Ziener und Harry Liedtke in den Hauptrollen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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