Civilization

1916 | USA | NR | 78 min.

Showings

Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Fri, Jul 29, 2016 9:00 AM
Film Info
Section:State Centennial
Release Year:1916
Runtime:78 min.
Rating:NR
Production Country:USA
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Howard C. Hickman
Enid Markey
Lola May
Kate Bruce
J. Frank Burke
Director:Reginald Barker
Thomas H. Ince
Raymond B. West
Produced by:Thomas H. Ince
Screenwriter:C. Gardner Sullivan
Cinematography:Joseph H. August
Dal Clawson
Clyde De Vinna
Otis M. Gove
Devereaux Jennings
Charles E. Kaufman
Robert Newhard
Irvin Willat
Editing By:Thomas H. Ince
Hal C. Kern
LeRoy Stone
Irvin Willat

Description

As far as silent big-budget spectacles go, D.W. Griffith’s “Intolerance” gets all the glory. But in its time, this little-known treasure was so popular, and so influential, the Democratic National Committee credited it with helping to re-elect President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Remembered today as perhaps both the first anti-war film and the first film to depict the Son of God, it’s the story of Jesus Christ sending an order-defying submarine captain back to earth as a messenger of peace. Part powerful allegorical drama, part historic curiosity, part trippy triumph, “Civilization” is unlike anything you have ever seen.