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The Cry of the Children(Movie, 1912)

29min
The Cry of the ChildrenRating: 2.7/5 (with 66 votes)
The Cry of the Children is a 1912 American silent short drama film directed by George Nichols for the Thanhouser Company. The production, based on the poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning about child labor, stars Marie Eline, Ethel Wright, and James Cruze. At the time of its release, the film proved to be controversial for its use of real-life footage of children working inside a large textile factory. The film in 2011 was selected into preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film incorporates original lines from the Browning's poem in the film's intertitles, presented within quotation marks without a discernible speaker. ()
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About The Cry of the Children

An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 2 languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/30/1912
Director: George Nichols
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:79377, Added: 03/16/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024