Hearts of the World

In an attempt to arouse American public interest in World War I, the British government sought out film pioneer D.W. Griffith to direct what would become Hearts of the World, an epic, propagandistic melodrama about two star-crossed lovers living in war-torn France. Starring the Gish sisters and Robert Harron, the film was a financial and political success, helping fuel the unforgiving American public opinion of the Central Powers.