The Enemy

The Enemy

A vivid drama of Austria and one side of the war known only to the women.
19271h 30minDrama MoviesNo Language
5.5

Plot

Carl Behrend, son of a wealthy businessman, marries Pauli Arndt, daughter of a pacifist professor. When World War I breaks out, Carl is drafted. Pauli and her family and friends are left behind to experience the suffering which befell civilians during the war. Her luck worsens when her father is dismissed from his professorship for teaching that war is evil. Her father argues violently with Carl's father, and degradation and despair descend on Pauli and her family as they await Carl's return from the front.

WriterAgnes Christine Johnston
DirectorFred Niblo
ActorLillian Gish, Ralph Forbes, Ralph Emerson
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer