{"product_id":"barbed-wire-1927-pola-negri-clive-brook-silent-war-romance-classic-dvd","title":"Barbed Wire (1927) Pola Negri Clive Brook Silent War Romance Classic DVD","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;color:#222;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover a moving story of compassion across enemy lines with \u003cstrong\u003eBarbed Wire (1927)\u003c\/strong\u003e, starring \u003cstrong\u003ePola Negri and Clive Brook\u003c\/strong\u003e. Set during World War I, this silent romantic drama follows a French farm girl whose feelings for a German prisoner challenge the bitterness surrounding her. Directed by Rowland V. 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Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eUncredited Direction by Mauritz Stiller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eBased on The Woman of Knockaloe by Hall Caine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWorld War I Setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Story of Love, Compassion and Reconciliation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eSilent Film with English Intertitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White Presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWith Cover Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSTORY SUMMARY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs World War I separates families and turns neighboring nations into enemies, Mona Moreau remains on her family's French farm with her father after her brother leaves to serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war soon reaches their doorstep when the military uses the property to hold German prisoners. To Mona, the men behind the wire initially represent the enemy responsible for her family's suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer feelings begin to change when she gets to know Oskar Muller, a prisoner whose kindness challenges her assumptions. As their connection deepens, sympathy grows into a love that neither the camp's boundaries nor national loyalties can easily accommodate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHostility from those around them places Mona and Oskar under increasing pressure. 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