---
title: 'Civilization (1916)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Thomas H. Ince'
released: '1916-04-17'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/civilization-1916'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0006517/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Civilization (1916)

1916 · 78 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Civilization is a 1916 American pacifist drama film produced by Thomas H. Ince, written by C. Gardner Sullivan and Edward Sloman, and directed by Ince, Reginald Barker and Raymond B. West. The story involves a submarine commander who refuses to fire at a civilian ocean liner supposedly carrying ammunition for his country's enemies. The film was a big-budget spectacle that was compared to both The Birth of a Nation and the paintings of Jean-François Millet. The film was a popular success and was credited by the Democratic National Committee with helping to re-elect Woodrow Wilson as the U.S. president in 1916. The film was one of the early movies to depict Jesus Christ as a character, leading some to criticize the depiction as in "poor taste."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Thomas H. Ince](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-h-ince), [Reginald Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-barker), [Raymond B. West](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-b-west), [Walter Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-edwards), [Jay Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-hunt)
- **Producer:** [Thomas H. Ince](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-h-ince)
- **Editor:** [Thomas H. Ince](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-h-ince)
- **Screenplay:** [C. Gardner Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-gardner-sullivan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Riesenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-riesenfeld)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph H. August](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-august), [Irvin Willat](https://cinepixo.com/people/irvin-willat), [Devereux Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/devereux-jennings)

## Cast

- [J. Barney Sherry](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-barney-sherry)
- [Charles K. French](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-k-french)
- [Lola May](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-may)
- [Herschel Mayall](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschel-mayall)
- [John Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gilbert-3)
- [Claire Du Brey](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-du-brey)
- [Alice Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-terry)
- [Jerome Storm](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-storm)
- [Enid Markey](https://cinepixo.com/people/enid-markey)
- [George Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fisher-2) as Jesus Christ
- [Howard Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hickman)
- [J. Frank Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-frank-burke)
- [Kate Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-bruce)

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