A band of Prussian soldiers fighting Napoleon garrison themselves in a country windmill, the miller's daughter insists on staying with them..
Is this worth watching today? **Honestly, yeah**, but mostly if you’re a fan of early cinema where everyone is still figuring out how microphones work. It’s perfect for people who like tragic war stories where nobody is really a 'hero' in the shiny sense. If you hate slow movies where people talk in one room for an hou...
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Curtis Bernhardt
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"Is this worth watching today? **Honestly, yeah**, but mostly if you’re a fan of early cinema where everyone is still figuring out how microphones work. It’s perfect for people who like tragic war stories where nobody is really a 'hero' in the shiny sense. If you hate slow movies where people talk in one room for an hour, you’ll probably want to skip it. I watched this on a rainy afternoon and it felt exactly like that—grey, a bit damp, and heavy. It’s set during the Napoleonic wars, which usual..."
Hans Rehfisch, Carl Mayer, Ludwig von Wohl, Henry Koster, Heinz Goldberg, Hans Wilhelm
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