Barbed Wire
DramaRomanceWar
During WWI, a French farm girl and a German P.O.W. fall in love.
Director
N/A
Writers
Hall Caine, Rowland V. Lee, Jules Furthman
Stars
Pola Negri, Clive Brook, Claude Gillingwater
Release Date
September 10, 1927
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 8
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Pola Negri
as Mona Moreau
Clive Brook
as Oskar Muller
Claude Gillingwater
as Jean Moreau
Einar Hanson
as André Moreau
Clyde Cook
as Hans
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as Pierre Corlet
👤
Charles Lane
as Col. Duval
👤
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Sgt. Caron
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Norman Peck
as Consumptive
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures
🏷️ Keywords
germannormandy franceblindnessworld war oneprisoner of war
🎯 Categories
DramaRomanceWar
⭐ Featured Review
Pola Negri and Clive Brook are terrific in this anti-war love story.
"It was a revelation to finally see Pola Negri in one of her silent films. I knew of her reputation as a fine actress, but only saw her in the last American film she made (The Moon-Spinners (1964)) where she had a minor role. Here, she is wonderful as the French farm girl whose hatred of Clive Brook, a German prisoner-of-war in the camp built on her farm, slowly melts. She expresses her anguish beautifully, praying to God not to fall in love with a man from the country causing her brother's death in battle. Brook, in a very low-keyed performance, also shows himself to be an exceptional a..."
📖 Synopsis
During WWI, a French farm girl and a German P.O.W. fall in love.