The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1919)

7.0/10 60 min Drama War

Overview

After a prologue where we are shown the backgrounds of Wilhelm II and Woodrow Wilson, we see the story of Conrad Le Brett from Alsace-Lorraine. Forced to fight for Germany Conrad, sees soldiers taking girls into a church to rape them and kills one who murders a baby. Shot in the encounter he is taken to a Brussels hospital run by nurse Edith Cavell where he falls in love with American nurse, Amy Gordon. After Edith Cavell assassination and the murder of Conrad’s sister Vilma by the evil Lieutenant Ober Conrad honors her dying request that he go to America and defend Alsace-Lorraine's reputation. Once there he convinces President Wilson that Alsatians should be allowed to enlist. Fighting with the "doughboys," Conrad kills Ober, and after the armistice, returns to Amy.

Cast

Creighton Hale

Conrad Le Brett

Edward Connelly

Paul Le Brett

Helen Ferguson

Amy Gordon

Frank Currier

William Gordon

Frederick Truesdell

Woodrow Wilson

Henry Kolker

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Joseph Kilgour

General Von Bissing

Margaret McWade

Nurse Edith Cavell

Earl Schenck

Lieutenant Ober

Baby Ivy Ward

Elaine's Child

Andy Clark

Francois

Leo Delaney

Frederick III

Karl Dane

Von Bethmann Hollweg

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