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A Soldier's Duty

1912 · 11 min
4.0 / 10 · TMDB

Lieutenant John Miller, U.S.A., receives a note from his southern sweetheart chiding him for not getting through the enemy's lines to visit her. His pride determines him, and going to his general he asks leave of absence. The general tells Miller that leave of absence will be given him on condition that he purposely gets captured in his fiancée's home with a decoy dispatch on him.

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Year 1912
Director Charles Brabin
Runtime 11 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a tense narrative from the clash between romantic impulse and military duty. It relies on straightforward drama to illustrate how personal desires are ultimately overruled by the mechanisms of war, even within a private rendezvous.

What lingers after viewing is the bitter irony of the lieutenant's mission, where fulfilling a personal promise requires embracing profound professional risk. A succinct lesson in sacrifice. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Charles Brabin

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