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Eternal love /

"During the War of 1806, French soldiers occupy a Swiss hamlet and order the villagers to surrender their rifles. Everyone but Marcus, a hunter in the mountains, complies. Marcus and Ciglia, the minister's niece, are deeply in love. But Pia, a wild mountain girl, vows to win him for hersel...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United Artists Corporation, UCLA Film and Television Archive, Mary Pickford Foundation, Milestone Film & Video, Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947, Kraly, Hans, 1885-1950, Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961, Barrymore, John, 1882-1942, Horn, Camilla, 1903-1996, Bosworth, Hobart, 1867-1943, Varconi, Victor, 1891-1976, Heer, J. C. (Jakob Christoph), 1859-1925
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Silent film with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Published: ©2001
Edition:Restored ed.
Series:Milestone collection.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Drama.
Villages > Switzerland > Drama.
Mountains > Switzerland > Drama.
Suicide > Drama.
Switzerland > Drama.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:"During the War of 1806, French soldiers occupy a Swiss hamlet and order the villagers to surrender their rifles. Everyone but Marcus, a hunter in the mountains, complies. Marcus and Ciglia, the minister's niece, are deeply in love. But Pia, a wild mountain girl, vows to win him for herself."--Container.
Item Description:"A Milestone Film release ; The Mary Pickford Foundation ; UCLA Film and Television Archive."
Adaped from König der Bernina / by J.C. Heer.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1929.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Music, Hugo Riesenfeld ; editing, Andrew Marton ; cinematography, Oliver Marsh.