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Isn't Life Wonderful

1924120 minUnited States
Drama

Synopsis

A Polish professor's family struggles to survive as refugees in Germany after the First World War. Paul and Inga hope to build a life together, putting their faith in a small home and a crop of potatoes. When other hungry people take their food, the couple must find a reason to continue beyond the promise of material security.

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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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115:02
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Cast

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Inspirations

D. W. Griffith adapted a story from Geoffrey Moss's collection Defeat. Locations in Germany and Austria place the refugee melodrama in the landscape of postwar Europe.

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