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Maria Rosa (1916)

Maria Rosa poster
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman fights for survival and love in a small coastal community. The story centers on her intense relationships and the conflicts that arise from them.

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What happens

Maria Rosa is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was based on a 1914 Broadway stage play Maria Rosa by Àngel Guimerà. On the stage the principal parts were played by Dorothy Donnelly and Lou Tellegen, future husband of this film's star Geraldine Farrar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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