The Great Love (1918)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

drama film, silent film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War I, a story follows people in England dealing with the war and helping the war effort. The film includes real footage of a Zeppelin raid on London and appearances by Queen Alexandra and Sir Frederick Treves. This 1918 silent drama is now considered lost.

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What happens

The Great Love is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed and written by D. W. Griffith who, along with scenario writer Stanner E.V. Taylor, is credited as "Captain Victor Marier". The film stars George Fawcett and Lillian Gish. Set during World War I, exterior scenes were shot on location in England. The Great Love is now considered to be a lost film. This film had footage of several high society and influential British people helping out with the war effort, including Queen Alexandra, the widow of King Edward VII, and Sir Frederick Treves, the doctor who once knew and tended to Joseph Merrick a.k.a. "The Elephant Man". Footage of a Zeppelin air raid on London taken by G. W. Bitzer was also included the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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