Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love
Letty moves to West Texas from the East and it seems that the wind always blows and the sand gets everywhere. While living with relatives, she finds that she is not welcomed by the wife. With no where...( read more
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Stats: 51 reviews
Great film but the ending completely ruined it. Originally the ending involved Lillian Gish's character wandering into the desert to met her end after going insane. But the studio insisted that they had a happy ending so not to ruin Gish's career. Gish herself hated the new endi...( read more)
"Man - puny but irresistible - encroaching forever on Nature's vastnesses, gradually, very gradually wrestling away her strange secrets, subduing her fierce elements - conquers the earth!"
The Wind (1928)
Director: Victor Sjöström
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if not for a baffling, out of place "Happy" ending forced upon the director by the studio, this film would be a masterpiece.
An artistic achievement. The characters change over the course of the film, a mood is set and conveys a strong emotion to the audience. Lars Hanson looks a lot like Ralph Fiennes...
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