The Birth of a Race
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Director John W. Noble Music director Joseph Carl Breil Country United States | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Story by Tom Bret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language Silent film
English intertitles Release date December 1, 1918 (1918-12-01) Writer George F. Wheeler, Rudolph De Cordova, John W. Noble, Anthony Paul Kelly, Tom Bret (titles) Cast Doris Doscher, Louis Dean, Alice Gale, Harry Dumont Screenplay John W. Noble, Anthony Paul Kelly, Rudolph de Cordova, George F. Wheeler Similar movies Within Our Gates (1920), The Gulf Between (1917), Way Down East (1920), The Birth of a Nation (1915), Three Faces East (1930) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Birth of a Race is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble. It was made as a response to the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, and was meant to discredit the negative stereotypes perpetuated by the film. The Birth of a Race was released following the end of World War I.
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This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Synopsis
Following the "Birth of the Human Race" section of the film, two brothers in a German-American family go to war in Europe, one ("George") fighting for the United States, and the other ("Oscar") fighting for Germany. George is wounded, and at the hospital defends it from a German attack, killing Oscar in the process. George is sent home to America, where he rescues his wife from a German spy.
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The Birth of a Race Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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