Civilization (1915)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1916-06-02
Director: Reginald Barker , Thomas H. Ince , Raymond B. West
Writers: C. Gardner Sullivan
Language: None | English
Stars: Howard Hickman , Enid Markey , Lola May , Kate Bruce , J. Frank Burke , Claire Du Brey , George Fisher , Charles K. French , Herschel Mayall
Runtime: 85 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Civilization , Civilizatie (Romania) , Цивилизация (Russian Federation) , Menneskehedens Svøbe (Denmark) , Civilization (United States of America) , Civilisation (Sweden) , Civilizáció (Hungary) , La cruz de la humanidad (Spain) , Civilization (United Kingdom) , シヴィリゼーション (Japan) , Civilisation (France, French Republic) , Civilização (Brazil) , Civilização (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Cywilizacja (Poland)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0006517