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The Broken Road (1921)

The Broken Road poster
Directed by
René Plaissetty
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Three generations of a British family work on building a road in India. The story follows their efforts across time.

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What happens

The Broken Road is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by René Plaissetty and starring Harry Ham, Mary Massart, and Tony Fraser. Three generations of a British family work to build a road in India. It was based on the 1907 novel The Broken Road by A.E.W. Mason. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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