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      Mare Nostrum

      1926 1h 40m War List
      Reviews German spy Freya Talberg (Alice Terry) seduces Spanish sea captain Ulysses Farragut (Antonio Moreno) to use his neutral ship, the "Mare Nostrum," to transport supplies to a German submarine. Freya assures Ulysses the submarine will respect neutrality, but soon after, the sub sinks a ship carrying Ulysses' son. Grief-stricken and bitter, Ulysses offers his ship to the French to pursue the Germans -- while Freya, guilty over her involvement with the sinking, tries to withdraw from spying. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A decent enough film, but it's unlikely to blow you away. Set during WWI, a Spanish sea captain (Antonio Moreno) traveling in Italy meets and falls in love with a young German woman (Alice Terry). One problem is that he's married, and has a young son. Another is that the German woman and her older colleague (Mademoiselle Paquerette) are both spies, and convince him to help the Germany navy out in a way whose ramifications he can't fully appreciate. The film is thus about guilt and paying for the choices one makes in life, and director Rex Ingram pulls no punches. I loved the scenes on location in Naples, Pompeii (with Vesuvius smoking the background), Marseilles, and Barcelona. The scenes with U-boat attacks were tense, and the German officers suitably sinister. It's a little on the melodramatic side, and there are some rather big coincidences to help the plot get to where it's going. Even at 102 minutes, the film is belabored, and elements like the prologue could have been cut. There's something missing to truly recommend it, but on the other hand, it's well made and reasonably entertaining 92 years later. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis German spy Freya Talberg (Alice Terry) seduces Spanish sea captain Ulysses Farragut (Antonio Moreno) to use his neutral ship, the "Mare Nostrum," to transport supplies to a German submarine. Freya assures Ulysses the submarine will respect neutrality, but soon after, the sub sinks a ship carrying Ulysses' son. Grief-stricken and bitter, Ulysses offers his ship to the French to pursue the Germans -- while Freya, guilty over her involvement with the sinking, tries to withdraw from spying.
      Director
      Rex Ingram
      Producer
      Rex Ingram, John Birkel, Joseph Boyle, Harry Lachman, Walter Pallman
      Screenwriter
      Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
      Genre
      War
      Runtime
      1h 40m