The Unbeliever

The Unbeliever

1918 · 80 min · ★ 6.1 · War, Drama

A wealthy young American, bred to class distinction and racial intolerance, enters the Marines during the First World War. In the course of his training and his experiences in the trenches fighting, being wounded by, and being hospitalized with Germans, he comes to a recognition of the equality and brotherhood of men.

Directed by Alan Crosland

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