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The Little American (1917) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1917 · 63 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Cecil B. DeMille, Joseph Levering
- Starring
- Sam Wood, DeWitt Jennings, Wallace Beery, Jack Holt, Robert Gordon, Raymond Hatton
After her ship is torpedoed by a German U‑boat, a young American survivor drifts to the coast of France, where she seeks refuge in her ancestral home. There she confronts the harsh realities of the occupation, witnessing German brutality and the suffering of the local population firsthand.
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