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World War I Films of the Silent Era |
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The rare fiction and nonfiction films in this compilation offer a time-capsule glimpse of World War I from a variety of fascinating angles. "The Great War" (1914-18) was the first to be extensively recorded by motion picture cameras, and the societal impact of film is keenly evident throughout this international selection. It's amazing, in hindsight, to see Japanese-born Sessue Hayakawa cast as an American spy in 1917's "The Secret Game," and even the most inclusive Chaplin collections don't include the bond-drive film included here, featuring Charlie in "Little Tramp" garb, symbolically pummeling the German Kaiser with a giant war-bonds mallet! The filmed log of the German submarine U-35 (from 1917) demonstrates the sub's chilling efficiency at sinking enemy ships, while the 1975 compilation "The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War" puts everything (propaganda, newsreels, authentic battle footage) into sharp historical perspective. Rescued from obscurity, these images are as haunting as they are informative. --Jeff Shannon
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