The Woman God Forgot

Name: The Woman God Forgot
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Released: 1917

Cecil B. DeMille

Classical Hollywood forbidden love conquest and colonialism betrayal love triangle cultural conflict

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Synopsis

Cortez sends Alvarado to Montezuma who throws him into a dungeon from which he is rescued by Tecza who loves him. He is recaptured when her lover Guatemoco finds Alvarado hiding in her chambers. Tecza next leads Cortez into the city, thus causing the destruction of her nation and securing the love of Alvarado.

Year1917

CountryUnited States

DirectorCecil B. DeMille

MovementClassical Hollywood

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