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Movie poster: The False Faces (1919)
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The False Faces

1919 · 76 min Action War
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

During World War I, a professional thief known as The Lone Wolf is assigned to steal a cylinder with important information from behind the German lines and bring it to Allied intelligence headquarters. However, German agents set out to stop him, headed by the man who was responsible for the death of the thief's sister.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1919
Country United States of America
Genre Action, War
Director Irvin Willat
Runtime 76 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (6 votes)

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The film constructs a brisk adventure, relying on the clear stakes of a wartime espionage mission and a personal vendetta. It explores themes of redemption through action, using practical stunts and location work to create a sense of immediate danger.

What lingers after viewing is the pure, propulsive energy of early action filmmaking, where visual storytelling carries the narrative without a single spoken word. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Irvin Willat

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Watch as a Saturday matinee serial, appreciating the practical stunts and historical context.

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