Underplayed Gems

The Unbeliever (1918)

The Unbeliever poster
Directed by
Alan Crosland
Genre
drama film, silent film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy young American man is initially indifferent to World War I. After learning about German atrocities in Belgium, he enlists in the Marines and experiences the horrors of trench warfare.

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What happens

The Unbeliever is a 1918 American silent propaganda film made towards the end of World War I. It was directed by Alan Crosland for the Edison Company towards its last days as a functioning film-making company. It stars Raymond McKee and Marguerite Courtot, who married a few years later, and Erich von Stroheim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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