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Unknown Love

1919 · 60 min Drama War
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

Doris Parker, the daughter of an American Marine Officer, becomes Harry Townsend's pen pal. Harry is a young American soldier with no family who has gone to fight in France. As they exchange letters, Doris falls for Harry, despite advances made by Jack Tims, a captain of the Royal Navy training with the American Marines. On the front in France, Harry's face is wounded. Overwhelmed by the news, Doris asks Jack Tims to take Harry onboard a ship he is taking to France. During the voyage, Jack foils an attack from an enemy submarine but is wounded in the battle and dies.

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Year 1919
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, War
Director Léonce Perret
Runtime 60 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs its drama on the juxtaposition of a quiet, epistolary romance and the brutal realities of the front lines. It explores themes of sacrifice and duty, contrasting them with a fragile affection born on paper.

What lingers after viewing is the bitter irony of fate, where personal desires are swept away by the tides of history. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Léonce Perret

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Best watched in a quiet room, allowing the silent era's visual storytelling to fully resonate.

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