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The Victoria Cross (1916)

The Victoria Cross poster
Directed by
Edward LeSaint
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set during wartime, the film follows soldiers and their loved ones as they face danger and personal sacrifice. A soldier performs a daring act of bravery to win a medal and the heart of his sweetheart.

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What happens

The Victoria Cross is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Paul M. Potter and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Lou Tellegen, Cleo Ridgely, Sessue Hayakawa, Ernest Joy, Mabel Van Buren and Frank Lanning. The film was released on December 14, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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