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The Symbol of the Unconquered

  • 1920
  • TV-PG
  • 54m
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5.9/10
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The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920)
DramaRomance

Racists learn that the land a negro owns lies over a vast oil field, and threaten his life when he refuses to sell.Racists learn that the land a negro owns lies over a vast oil field, and threaten his life when he refuses to sell.Racists learn that the land a negro owns lies over a vast oil field, and threaten his life when he refuses to sell.

  • Director
    • Oscar Micheaux
  • Writer
    • Oscar Micheaux
  • Stars
    • Iris Hall
    • Walker Thompson
    • Lawrence Chenault
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    627
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oscar Micheaux
    • Writer
      • Oscar Micheaux
    • Stars
      • Iris Hall
      • Walker Thompson
      • Lawrence Chenault
    • 11User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Top Cast13

    Iris Hall
    • Eve Mason
    Walker Thompson
    • Hugh Van Allen
    Lawrence Chenault
    • Jefferson Driscoll
    Mattie Wilkes
    • Mother Driscoll
    Louis Dean
    • August Barr
    • (as Louis Déan)
    Leigh Whipper
    • Tugi - an Indian Fakir
    Jim Burris
    E.G. Tatum
    • Abraham
    James Burrough
    George Catlin
    • Dick Mason
    Edward Fraction
    • Peter Kaden
    • (uncredited)
    Edward E. King
    • Tom Cutschawl
    • (uncredited)
    Lena L. Loach
    • Christina
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Oscar Micheaux
    • Writer
      • Oscar Micheaux
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    • Trivia
      The only surviving print of this film is in the collection of the Cinematheque Royale in Belgium. Its title cards are in French and Flemish. They have been translated back, from French, into English.
    • Quotes
      • Title Card: Jefferson Dirscoll, one of the many mulattos who conceal their origins. Since that cursed moment in which his mother had involuntarily betrayed the secret of this race. Driscoll had developed a ferocious hatred for the black race, from which he was born.
    • Connections
      Featured in American Experience: Midnight Ramble (1994)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 29, 1920 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
    • Production company
      • Micheaux Film
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 54m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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