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Held by the Enemy (1920)

Held by the Enemy poster
Directed by
Donald Crisp
Genre
drama film, silent film, war film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1 min
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During the Civil War, a Union officer is captured behind Confederate lines. He falls in love with a Southern woman while trying to escape.

romantictensemelodramatichistoricalstylizedsombernostalgicwartime

What happens

Held by the Enemy is a lost 1920 American silent Civil War melodrama film directed by Donald Crisp and based on the 1886 play by William Gillette. The film starred Agnes Ayres, Lewis Stone, and Jack Holt. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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