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Kaiser's Finish (1918)

Kaiser's Finish poster
Directed by
Jack Harvey
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film from 1918 that mixes staged drama with real newsreel footage of World War I. It shows the Kaiser and his son alongside battle scenes, telling a story meant to stir anger against the German leaders.

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What happens

Kaiser's Finish is a 1918 American silent World War I drama film, directed by John Joseph Harvey. It stars Earl Schenck, Claire Whitney, and Percy Standing. The film contained newsreel footage of Kaiser Wilhelm and the Crown Prince Wilhelm as well as actual warfare scenes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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