Male and Female (1919)
- Directed by
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A wealthy family and their servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island. The butler becomes the leader and the social order flips.
light-heartedwhimsicalbreezysocially consciousplayfuldramaticromantic
What happens
Male and Female is a 1919 American silent adventure/drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan. Its main themes are gender relations and social class. The film is based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play The Admirable Crichton. A previous version was filmed the year before in England as The Admirable Crichton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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