She Goes to War

She Goes to War

Romance cradled amidst bursting shells and the havoc in frontline trenches.

1929 · 50 min · ★ 6.4 · War, Drama

A young woman disguises herself as a man and follows her fiancéé into the trenches during World War I to find out what war is really like.

Directed by Henry King · Written by Fred De Gresac

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