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UNITED STATES · 1909

The Way of Man

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood sacrifice disfigurement unrequited love selflessness romantic renunciation
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Synopsis

A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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