Are We Civilized? (1934)

Directed by

Edwin Carewe

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1934 film attacks Adolf Hitler and the spread of fascism. It was released independently and uses recycled dinosaur footage from an older movie.

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What happens

Are We Civilized? is an independently released 1934 pre-Code American social problem film directed by Edwin Carewe which constituted a veiled attack on Adolf Hitler. The film was given a negative review by Time magazine upon its release. Footage of dinosaurs in the film are recycled from the 1918 Willis H. O'Brien's film The Ghost of Slumber Mountain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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