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Man’s Genesis (1912) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1912 · 17 mins
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Starring
- Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Wilfred Lucas, Mack Sennett, Claire McDowell, Charles Hill Mailes
An elderly storyteller recounts early human life, focusing on the hapless caveman Weakhands, who lacks the strength to court a woman. After being mocked by the brutish Bruteforce, he meets the grieving Lillywhite, and they fall in love. Bruteforce separates them, forcing Weakhands to flee. In his cave he devises a stone club, uses it to defeat Bruteforce, wins Lillywhite back, and marks a primitive step forward in human progress.
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