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Hearts of the World
- Film History: An International Journal
- Indiana University Press
- Volume 23, Number 4, 2011
- pp. 428-458
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This essay traces the production and reception history of Hearts of the World (1917), the American war propaganda film directed by D.W. Griffith at the behest of the British government. Drawing on extensive original research, it reveals his experiences in Europe, the problems left behind in California, the creation of a script, production details, and finally the reception and marketing of the film.