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Director:
Writers:
Philip Klein (adaptation)
I.A.R. Wylie (story)
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Release Date:
13 February 1928 (USA) more
Tagline:
BIG AS THE HEART OF HUMANITY! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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A masterpiece - exquisite direction and cinematography. more (6 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Margaret Mann | ... | Mother Bernle |
| James Hall | ... | Joseph 'Dutch' Bernle |
| Charles Morton | ... | Johann Bernle |
| Ralph Bushman | ... | Franz Bernle (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.) |
| George Meeker | ... | Andreas Bernle |
| June Collyer | ... | Annabelle |
| Earle Foxe | ... | Maj. von Stomm |
| Albert Gran | ... | The postman |
| Frank Reicher | ... | The schoolmaster |
| Archduke Leopold of Austria | ... | A captain |
| Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | ... | A staff sergeant |
| Jack Pennick | ... | The Iceman (Joseph's American friend) |
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100 min
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Portugal:17 (director's cut) | USA:Approved
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F.W. Murnau's city sets from Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) were re-used for the New York sequences. more
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Featured in "Omnibus: John Ford: Part One" (1992) more
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The Sidewalks of New York more
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I was first made aware of this gem when a clip was shown on the BBC Hollywood series. I have finally tracked it down and am very impressed indeed. Ford's direction in this very moving film is of Wyler quality. The performances of Margaret Mann (Mother Bernle) and Albert Gran (The Postman) are unforgettable - full of feeling and quite natural.
The story is a moving one and I won't give away any of its surprises. I was most impressed by the cinematography. The camera movement is extensive and the composition is very appealing. Three scenes are standouts - the delivery of the first government letter to Mother Bernle; the haircutting of Andreas as Mother Bernle waits outside the window and the following farewell scene; and the tracking shot and following reunion between Joseph and Andreas. Very moving, full of feeling and artistic truth.
This is one that should be rediscovered and made available on DVD. A gem - a masterpiece deserving of more public exposure.