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Humanity Through the Ages is a french film of genre Drama directed by Georges Méliès

Humanity Through the Ages (1908)

Humanity Through the Ages
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating63% 3.1577953.1577953.1577953.1577953.157795

Humanity Through the Ages (French: La Civilisation à travers les âges), released in the US initially as Humanity Through Ages, is a 1908 historical drama film directed by Georges Méliès. The film is an episodic narrative displaying examples of humankind's brutality, from the story of Cain and Abel through the Hague Convention of 1907.
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