The Crisis (1916 film)
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Director Colin Campbell Screenplay Colin Campbell Duration | 4.4/10 IMDb Genre Drama, History, War Story by Winston Churchill Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent (English intertitles) Release date September 29, 1916 (1916-09-29)
(limited screenings)
February 25, 1917 (1917-02-25)
(general release) Based on The Crisis
by Winston Churchill Writer Colin Campbell (scenario), Winston Churchill (novel) Cast Marshall Neilan, George Fawcett, Matt Snyder Similar movies The Spoilers (1914), Glorias Romance, Thunderbolt (1929), The Finest Hours (1964), Young Winston (1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Crisis is a 1916 American silent historical drama film produced by William N. Selig and directed by Colin Campbell. The film is based on the American Civil War novel The Crisis by American novelist Winston Churchill. The novel was produced adapted into a play and produced on Broadway in 1902.
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A copy of this film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
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Reception
The Crisis sought to mine the success of 1915's The Birth of a Nation. It was popular in theatres, but the United States' entry into World War I in April 1917 effectively ended interest in another Civil War film in light of the new war.
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