Civilization (film)

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Civilization
Directed by Reginald Barker
Walter Edwards (uncredited)
David Hartford (uncredited)
Jay Hunt (uncredited)
Thomas H. Ince
J. Parker Read Jr. (uncredited)
Raymond B. West
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Written by C. Gardner Sullivan
Starring Howard C. Hickman
Enid Markey
J. Frank Burke
George Fisher
Herschel Mayall
Music by Victor Schertzinger
Release date(s) 1916
Running time 78 min.
Country Flag of United States United States
Language Silent
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Civilization is a 1916 pacifist allegorical film about a submarine commander who refuses to fire at a civilian ocean liner supposedly carrying ammunition for his country's enemies. He sinks his submarine, but survives, and is taken by Jesus to Hell to see what devastation war can do. It stars Howard C. Hickman, Enid Markey, J. Frank Burke, George Fisher and Herschel Mayall.

The movie was written by C. Gardner Sullivan and directed by Reginald Barker, Walter Edwards (uncredited), David Hartford (uncredited), Jay Hunt (uncredited), Thomas H. Ince, J. Parker Read Jr. (uncredited) and Raymond B. West.

In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.


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