Silent. Controversial 1915 film

Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln’s assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. (fonte: imdb)

A white-supremacist perspective of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

The first 90 minutes are an okay movie. Hateful, yes, but not much more so than most films from the first half of the century that happen to touch on racial issues. And the big battle sequence is impressive even by today's standards. But then the second half starts, and suddenly the movie is nothing but racist propaganda. I couldn't take more than a half hour of it, and I feel sorry for everyone who's ever watched more than that.

Enjoyment: F

estimated GPA (I only watched the first two hours): 1.6/4 ( )

This Souvenir Booklet available online from the Portal to Texas History:
http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-21924:1