
The Manhattan Front
2017-02-13 · 85 min · Not rated
In 1915, a German saboteur comes to Manhattan. Co-opting progressive labor politics, he provokes a neutral America into World War I.
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- Cathy Lee Crane
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- United States of America
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Lee DelongMadame Martha Held
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