Civilization (film) 73405 220527996 2008-06-20T08:39:23Z Lugnuts 1276024 cat {{Infobox Film | name = Civilization | image = | caption = | director = [[Reginald Barker]]<br/>[[Walter Edwards]] (uncredited)<br/>[[David Hartford]] (uncredited)<br/>[[Jay Hunt]] (uncredited)<br/>[[Thomas H. Ince]]<br/>[[J. Parker Read Jr.]] (uncredited)<br/>[[Raymond B. West]] | producer = [[Thomas H. Ince]] | writer = [[C. Gardner Sullivan]] | narrator = | starring = [[Howard C. Hickman]]<br/>[[Enid Markey]]<br/>[[J. Frank Burke]]<br/>[[George Fisher (actor)|George Fisher]]<br/>[[Herschel Mayall]] | music = [[Victor Schertzinger]] | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = | released = [[1916 in film|1916]] | runtime = 88 min. | country = {{USA}} | language = Silent film<br>[[English language|English]] intertitles | budget = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | website = | amg_id = 1:9788 | imdb_id = 0006517 }} '''''Civilization''''' is a [[1916 in film|1916]] pacifist allegorical film about a submarine commander who refuses to fire at a civilian ocean liner supposedly carrying ammunition for his country's enemies. He sinks his submarine, but survives, and is taken by Jesus to Hell to see what devastation war can do. It stars [[Howard C. Hickman]], [[Enid Markey]], [[J. Frank Burke]], [[George Fisher (actor)|George Fisher]], and [[Herschel Mayall]]. The movie was written by [[C. Gardner Sullivan]] and directed by [[Reginald Barker]], [[Walter Edwards]] (uncredited), [[David Hartford]] (uncredited), [[Jay Hunt]] (uncredited), [[Thomas H. Ince]], [[J. Parker Read Jr.]] (uncredited) and [[Raymond B. West]]. In 1999, ''Civilization'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [[Category:1916 films]] [[Category:United States National Film Registry films]] [[Category:Fictional civilizations]] [[Category:Black and white films]] [[Category:Silent films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Films directed by Thomas H. Ince]] {{1910s-drama-film-stub}} [[nl:Civilization (film)]]