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The Fall of a Nation is a american film of genre Drama directed by Thomas F. Dixon Jr. released in USA on 6 june 1916 with Percy Standing

The Fall of a Nation (1916)

The Fall of a Nation
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Released in USA 6 june 1916
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating50% 2.5456852.5456852.5456852.5456852.545685

The Fall of a Nation is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Thomas Dixon, Jr., and is a sequel to the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. Griffith. Dixon, Jr. attempted to cash in on the success of the controversial first film. The Fall of a Nation is considered to be the first ever film sequel. Based upon The Fall of a Nation, written by the director, the film is now considered lost.

Synopsis

The Fall of a Nation is an attack on the pacifism of William Jennings Bryan and Henry Ford and a plea for American preparedness for war.

Actors

Percy Standing

(Charles Waldron)Clarence Geldart

(Gen. Arnold (as C.H. Geldart))Mae Giraci
Edna Mae Wilson
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