The Fall of a Nation | |
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Directed by | Thomas Dixon, Jr. |
Screenplay by | Thomas Dixon, Jr. |
Based on | The Fall of a Nation by Thomas Dixon, Jr. |
Starring | Lorraine Huling Percy Standing |
Cinematography | John W. Boyle |
Music by | Victor Herbert |
Production company | Dixon Studios |
Distributed by | V-L-S-E |
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Running time | 7–8 reels |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Budget | $31,000[1] |
The Fall of a Nation is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Thomas Dixon Jr., and a sequel to the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. Griffith. Dixon, Jr. attempted to cash in on the success of the controversial first film.[1] The Fall of a Nation is considered to be the first ever feature-length film sequel, though it was predated by short film sequels such as The Little Train Robbery[2] and Sherlock Holmes II: Raffles Escaped from Prison. Based upon Dixon's novel The Fall of a Nation, the film is now lost, although the complete score survives.[3]