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A group of youth come of age in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies, bringing both destruction and torture. The youngsters resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.
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Mar 11, 1918
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War Office Committee, D.W. Griffith Productions, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
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Cast
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Lillian Gish
The Girl - Marie Stephenson
R
Robert Harron
The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
D
Dorothy Gish
The Little Disturber
A
Adolph Lestina
The Grandfather
J
Josephine Crowell
The Mother
J
Jack Cosgrave
The Father of the Boy
K
Kate Bruce
The Mother of the Boy
B
Ben Alexander
The Boy's Littlest Brother
M
Marion Emmons
The Boy's Other Brother
F
Francis Marion
The Boy's Other Brother
R
Robert Anderson
Monsieur Cuckoo
G
George Fawcett
The Village Carpenter
G
George Siegmann
Von Strohm
F
Fay Holderness
The Innkeeper
E
Eugene Pouyet
A Poilu
A
Anna Mae Walthall
A French Peasant Girl
H
Herbert Sutch
A French Major
G
George Nichols
A German Sergeant
M
Mary Hay
A Dancer
E
Erich von Stroheim
A Hun
