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  2. Memorial Tablet (Great War) - Wikipedia

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    The poem is narrated in the first person by a dead soldier. The soldier, a man from a lower-class background used to obeying the orders of the local Squire, who "nagged and bullied" local men to go and fight for their country "under Lord Derby's Scheme." In the poem, the soldier describes the manner of his own death at the Battle of ...

  3. Inglourious Basterds - Wikipedia

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    The film tells an alternate history story of two converging plots to assassinate Nazi Germany's leadership at a Paris cinema—one through a British operation largely carried out by a team of Jewish American soldiers led by First Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Pitt), and another by French Jewish cinema proprietor Shosanna Dreyfus (Laurent) who seeks to ...

  4. Taking Chance - Wikipedia

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    The movie is based on the recollections of U.S. Marine Lt. Col Michael Strobl, a real person, who accompanied the remains of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps, a Marine fatally wounded by gunfire near Baghdad during the Iraq War, from Dover Air Force Base to Dubois, Wyoming in April 2004. He attended both Phelps's funeral and his memorial service ...

  5. M.D. Geist - Wikipedia

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    Geist confronts the bandit leader over acquiring the dead soldier's suit. In a fight to the death over the suit, Geist kills the leader. Paia, a female bandit who was the mistress of the former leader, is attracted to Geist’s strength, but other than her knowledge of both armies' activities, Geist shows no desire for her.

  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links Background Melodrama films captivate the audience by weaving narratives that evoke intense emotions. These films primarily focus on family dynamics, centering around characters who face adversity and exploring themes of duty and love. The melodramatic format portrays characters navigating their challenges with unwavering determination, selfless acts ...

  7. J'accuse (1919 film) - Wikipedia

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    J'accuse (1919). In a Provence village, in the south of France, the villagers welcome the declaration of war with Germany in 1914 and flock to enlist. Among them is François Laurin, a man of jealous and violent temperament, who is married to Édith, the daughter of an upright veteran soldier Maria Lazare.

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  9. Film poster - Wikipedia

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    The world's first film poster (to date), for 1895's L'Arroseur arrosé, by the Lumière brothers Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand, 1922. The first poster for a specific film, rather than a "magic lantern show", was based on an illustration by Marcellin Auzolle to promote the showing of the Lumiere Brothers film L'Arroseur arrosé at the Grand Café in Paris on December 26, 1895.