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Civilization (film)
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, Civilization was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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Language: English
Year of production: 1916
Length: 88 min.
Country: United States
Directors:
Reginald Barker, Walter Edwards, (uncredited), David Hartford, (uncredited), Jay Hunt, (uncredited), Thomas H. Ince, J. Parker Read, Jr., (uncredited), Raymond B. West
Producers:
Thomas H. Ince
Actors:
Howard C. Hickman, Enid Markey, J. Frank Burke, George Fisher, Herschel Mayall
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