The Enemy

"A vivid drama of Austria and one side of the war known only to the women."

Dec 8 1927 Passed 1h 30m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

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.

Written by

John Colton, Willis Goldbeck, Agnes Christine Johnston

Directed by

Fred Niblo

Cast

Lillian Gish, Ralph Forbes, Ralph Emerson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
141
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA