The Fall of a Nation
The Fall of a Nation is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Thomas Dixon, Jr., and is 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. The Fall of a Nation is considered to be the first ever film sequel. Based upon The Fall of a Nation, written by the director, the film is now considered lost.
America is unprepared for an attack by the European Confederated Army, a European army headed by Germany. The army invades America and executes children and war veterans. However, America is saved by a prowar Congressman who raises an army to defeat the invaders with the support of a suffragette. According to the Internet Movie Database, the film is split into three sections A nation falls, The heel of the conqueror and The uprising two years later.The film had a musical score produced by Victor Herbert. The Encyclopdia Britannica states that this is probably the first original symphonic score composed for a feature film. An earlier music score was composed by Camille SaintSans for the short 15minute film The Assassination of the Duke of Guise 1908. ........
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