Civilization
1916·United States·86 min.
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Allegorical film about peace. A king starts a war, many of the women are against it, people are pressed into service. A count has constructed a submarine and gets the order to sink an ocean liner, that is also carrying - supposedly - ammunition for the enemy. The count refuses to fire the torpedos, and sinks the submarine. He survives, but in a limbo between death and life where he meets Jesus, who takes him over to preach peace. Naturally the king arrests him and sentences him to death for treason, but then Jesus shows him the real face of war.
ScreenwriterC. Gardner Sullivan
MusicVictor Schertzinger
CinematographyJoseph H. August·Dal Clawson·Clyde De Vinna·Otis M. Gove·Dev Jennings·Charles E. Kaufman·Robert S. Newhard·Irvin WillatShow all
CastHoward C. Hickman·Enid Markey·Lola May·Herschel Mayall·George Fisher·J. Frank Burke·Alice Terry·John Gilbert
Original titleCivilization