Films with theme "Films about racism", sorted by production date

Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films

, 1h56
Directed by William Dieterle, Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Spy films, Seafaring films, Prison films, Films about racism, Films about religion, Transport films, Films about capital punishment, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Paul Muni, Gloria Holden, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Donald Crisp, Henry O'Neill

Set in the mid through late 19th century, it depicts Zola's friendship with Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne, and his rise to fame through his prolific writing, with particular focus on his involvement late in life in the Dreyfus affair.

, 33minutes
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Paul Robeson

The advance publicity booklet on the film when it was entitled "Africa Sings", touted it as showing "what the white man achieved for himself" and "what he has done for he natives." "Africa Sings" was one of the first documentary films from South Africa to take a look at the lives of South Africans of all races. There are images of location life, schools and colleges, and a cross-section of occupations, from mine-workers to road-gangs, school-teachers to house- servants, waiters to cane-cutters. Mainstream reviewers gave the documentary a tepid response; the London Daily Worker thought it was too bland to serve a staunch liberationist purpose.

Directed by Milton Rosmer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Spy films, Prison films, Films about racism, Films about religion, Films about capital punishment, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Cedric Hardwicke, Abraham Sofaer, George Zucco, Charles Carson, George Merritt, Garry Marsh

, 1h55
Directed by Richard Oswald
Origin German
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Spy films, Prison films, Films about racism, Films about religion, Films about capital punishment, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Fritz Kortner, Grete Mosheim, Heinrich George, Albert Bassermann, Oskar Homolka, Ferdinand Hart

En septembre 1894, le service de renseignement français prend connaissance d'un incident d'espionnage à Paris. Des secrets militaires auraient été transmis à l'attaché militaire allemand à Paris, Maximilian von Schwartzkoppen. « Dans l'intérêt de l'armée », dit-on, le ministre de la Guerre Auguste Mercier doit rapidement trouver un coupable. Le 15 octobre de la même année, Alfred Dreyfus, capitaine au sein de l'état-major, d'origine juive, né en Alsace, jusqu'alors totalement innocent, est arrêté sur la base d'éléments de preuve légèrement construits. L'agitation antisémite dans la presse, l'armée et la politique crée rapidement un chaudron contre le traître présumé à Paris dans les années 1890.

, 1h33
Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about racism
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Anders Randolf, Constance Bennett, Frank Albertson, E. Alyn Warren, Claude King

Sam Lee (Barthelmess) is the son of a Chinese merchant, Lee Ying, in San Francisco's Chinatown. He is tolerated in white dominated social circles because of his wealth. One day, he leaves college after being insulted by three racist white girls who thought they were too good to be seen going out with a "dirty yellow Chinaman". He takes a tour around the world and ends up in the Riviera where he is introduced to Allana Wagner (Bennett).

, 2h24
Directed by Harry A. Pollard
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Margarita Fischer, Rondo Hatton, George Siegmann, James B. Low, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Eulalie Jensen

L'Oncle Tom et Eliza sont tous deux esclaves de la même maison dans le Kentucky.

, 1h20
Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Billie Dove, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Armand Kaliz, Émile Chautard, Boris Karloff

, 1h19
Directed by Oscar Micheaux
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about racism
Actors Evelyn Preer, Leigh Whipper

The film opens with Sylvia Landry (Evelyn Preer), a young African-American woman, visiting her cousin Alma in the North. Landry is waiting for the return of Conrad from World War I as they plan to marry. Alma also loves Conrad, and would like Sylvia to marry her brother-in-law Larry, a gambler and criminal. Alma arranges for Sylvia to be caught in a compromising situation by Conrad when he returns. He leaves for Brazil, and Larry kills a man during a game of poker. Sylvia returns to the South.

, 1h30
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about racism
Actors Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp, Edward Peil Sr., George Beranger, George Nichols

Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) leaves his native China because he "dreams to spread the gentle message of Buddha to the Anglo-Saxon lands." His idealism fades as he is faced with the brutal reality of London's gritty inner-city. However, his mission is finally realized in his devotion to the "broken blossom" Lucy Burrows (Lillian Gish), the beautiful but unwanted and abused daughter of boxer Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp).

, 50minutes
Directed by J. Searle Dawley
Origin USA
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films based on plays
Actors Marguerite Clark, Sam Hardy, Augusta Anderson, Frank Losee, Walter P. Lewis, Walter P. Lewis

L'Oncle Tom et Eliza sont tous deux esclaves de la même maison dans le Kentucky.

, 2h37
Directed by Monte Blue, Jack Conway, Erich von Stroheim, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Harron, Joseph Henabery, George Siegmann, Donald Crisp, Allan Dwan, D. W. Griffith, W. S. Van Dyke, Raoul Walsh, Elmer Clifton, Christy Cabanne, Tom Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Horror, Historical, Romance, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about racism, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis, George Siegmann

The film follows two juxtaposed families: the Northern Stonemans—abolitionist Congressman Austin Stoneman, based on the Reconstruction-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, his two sons and his daughter Elsie—and the Southern Camerons, a family including two daughters, Margaret and Flora, and three sons, most notably Ben.

, 54minutes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Irving Cummings, Paul Scardon, Marie Eline, Fern Andra, Irvin Willat

L'Oncle Tom et Eliza sont tous deux esclaves de la même maison dans le Kentucky.

Directed by Kenean Buel, Sidney Olcott
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Kenean Buel, Miriam Cooper, Anna Q. Nilsson, Helen Lindroth, James Vincent

L'Oncle Tom et Eliza sont tous deux esclaves de la même maison dans le Kentucky.

, 30minutes
Directed by Otis Turner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Margarita Fischer, Gertrude Short, Harry A. Pollard, Iva Shepard

L'Oncle Tom et Eliza sont tous deux esclaves de la même maison dans le Kentucky.