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The War of the Oxen (1920)

The War of the Oxen poster
Original title
Der Ochsenkrieg
Directed by
Franz Osten
Genre
drama film, silent film, historical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s Germany, the film depicts a conflict sparked by a dispute over oxen. It follows the people caught in this historical struggle.

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What happens

The War of the Oxen (German: Der Ochsenkrieg) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Franz Osten. It was made by Bavaria Film at the company's Munich studios. It is based on the 1914 novel The War of the Oxen by Ludwig Ganghofer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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