
An American sailor falls in love with a fisherman's daughter and convinces her that Jesus is more powerful than the gods who have cursed her..

William H. Clifford, C. Gardner Sullivan, Thomas H. Ince
United States

The Wrath of the Gods – A Silent Crusade of Faith The film opens with a sweeping aerial shot of the Atlantic, the wind howling like a choir of unseen spirits. An American sailor, portrayed with a stoic grace by Sessue Hayakawa, stands at the prow, eyes fixed on the horizon. He is a man who has seen the world’s tempest...

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" The Wrath of the Gods – A Silent Crusade of Faith The film opens with a sweeping aerial shot of the Atlantic, the wind howling like a choir of unseen spirits. An American sailor, portrayed with a stoic grace by Sessue Hayakawa, stands at the prow, eyes fixed on the horizon. He is a man who has seen the world’s tempests and still clings to an unspoken creed that transcends the sea’s fickle moods. Enter the fisherwoman’s daughter, played by Tsuru Aoki, whose cheeks are perpetually damp from the s..."


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