Drama · United States of America · 1916 · 1h 15m

The Fall of a Nation

Director

Cast

Lorraine Huling as Virginia Holland Percy Standing as Charles Waldron Arthur Shirley as John Vassar Flora MacDonald as Angela Benda Phil Gastrock as Tomasso Benda (as Philip Gastrock) Clarence Geldart as Gen. Arnold (as C.H. Geldart)

Crew

John W. Boyle — Director of Photography William C. Thompson — Director of Photography C.H. Wales — Director of Photography Thomas F. Dixon Jr. — Writer

Tagline

Thomas Dixon's Mighty Message of Warning

Synopsis

A sequel to DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, by the same author, and now lost. It is considered the first film sequel ever made and recounts a fictional invasion of America by a united army from Europe.

Mood & Themes

silent film lost film

Key Collaborators

Thomas F. Dixon Jr. Director John W. Boyle Director of Photography William C. Thompson Director of Photography C.H. Wales Director of Photography Thomas F. Dixon Jr. Writer

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