Mothers of France (1917)

1917 · Silent film · 74 min · dir. Louis Mercanton

• Drama
• War

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Synopsis

A mother loses first her son and then her husband in the trenches of France during the First World War. She devotes herself to the French cause and to helping those wounded in the war.

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Details

Director

Louis Mercanton

Writer

Jean Richepin

Studio

Société Française des Films Éclair

Released

1916-01-02

Original title

Mères françaises

Running time

74 minutes

Cast & crew

• Louis Mercanton Director
• Sarah Bernhardt
• BBerthe Jalabert
• Gabriel Signoret
• Jean Signoret
• Georges Melchior
• BBerthe Jalabert
• Louise Lagrange

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