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The Man Without a Country

1937 · 0h 21m · Drama · United States of America

This short film tells the story of a disgraced U.S. army officer who is charged with treason. At his court martial he is sentenced to lifetime exile aboard American ships at sea, no crew member can mention anything about the United States within his hearing, and in the books he is allowed to read all references to the United States are removed.

Directed by
Crane Wilbur
Written by
Forrest Barnes
Story by
Edward Everett Hale
Starring
John Litel, Gloria Holden, Ted Osborne, Donald Brian
6.0Smart score

The TMDB rating, pulled toward the movie average (6.03) as if it had 82 extra average votes. Few votes means more pull.

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banishmentcourt martialexileliving in exilepatriotismtreason

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