The American Prisoner (1929)
• September 28th, 1929 • 1h 14min
Drama
Overview
Devon, 1815. In the dying days of the Napoleonic Wars, a Danish-American lieutenant, Cecil Stark, is captured attempting to run supplies to the French. Imprisoned at Dartmoor, he and his fellow captives make a desperate escape attempt, in which Stark is shot. He is found by Grace Malherb, and the two fall in love while he convalesces on her family estate. But Grace's father is heavily indebted to the boorish Peter Norcot, whose price for forgiving the loan is Grace's hand in marriage....
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Curse of the Golden Flower
Released on: 2006-12-14
Action, Drama, Fantasy
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife...
The Patriot
Released on: 2000-06-28
Drama, History, War, Action
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Released on: 2000-07-06
Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical...
Pan Tadeusz
Released on: 1999-10-18
Drama, Romance, History
A grand and patriotic tale of Poland's struggle for freedom just before Napoleon's war with Russia. ...
Pride & Prejudice
Released on: 2005-09-16
Drama, Romance
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge...
Kaththi
Released on: 2014-10-22
Action, Drama
Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he c...
The Clutch of Power
Released on: 1977-12-29
Action, Drama
A rogue swordsman known as "Soul of the Sword" kills the father of a young Kung Fu expert, who teams...
DragonHeart
Released on: 1996-05-31
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes...
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Released on: 2003-11-14
Adventure, Drama, War
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a ...
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
Released on: 1967-02-16
Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
Now Brunhild knows by which treason she was won for king Gunther of Burgund by Siegfried of Xanthen,...
Game of Death II
Released on: 1981-03-21
Drama, Action
In this dark tale of revenge, Bruce Lee "returns" as Billy Lo, whose best friend Chin Ku dies of a s...
Persuasion
Released on: 1995-05-01
Drama, Romance
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her e...
Daimajin
Released on: 1966-04-17
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations...
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Released on: 1972-04-22
Action, Drama, Adventure
In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in th...
A Frozen Flower
Released on: 2008-12-30
Drama
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his b...
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
Released on: 2009-04-02
Drama, History
Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defe...
Imperial Venus
Released on: 1962-12-22
Drama, History, Romance
The romanticized gallant adventures of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister. First "engaged" to the ...
An Actor's Revenge
Released on: 1963-01-13
Drama
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deat...
Game of Death
Released on: 1978-03-23
Drama, Action, Thriller
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
The Tale of Zatoichi
Released on: 1962-04-18
Adventure, Action, Drama
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll...