# The Fall of a Nation (1916)

> A fervent silent-era invasion melodrama turns political complacency and anti-immigrant anxiety into a spectacle of national conquest and female-led liberation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/239245

## Facts

- Runtime: 75 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
- Cast: Lorraine Huling, Percy Standing, Arthur Shirley, Flora MacDonald, Phil Gastrock, Clarence Geldart, Mildred Bracken, Beulah Burns
- TMDB rating: 10.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0006664/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: fervent, jingoistic, foreboding, silent cinema retrospectives, film history study

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