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Vive la France! (1918)

1918 · Silent film · 50 min · dir. Roy William Neill

  • Drama
  • War

Synopsis

Upon hearing that her parents have been killed in the war, actress Genevieve Bouchette returns to her native village of Deschon, France, and engages in Red Cross work. The Germans capture the town, and when Genevieve refuses to submit to the amorous demands of one of the soldiers, he orders her branded with the "cross of shame." Her sweetheart, Jean Picard, now a volunteer in the French army, is seriously wounded while attempting to deliver important orders to Col. Bouchier, and Genevieve saves…

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Details

Director
Roy William Neill
Writer
H.H. Van Loan
Cinematography
George Barnes
Studio
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Released
1918-09-15
Running time
50 minutes

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