UNITED STATES · 1919

Male and Female

Cecil B. DeMille
Classical Hollywood class struggle shipwreck survival social hierarchy reversal power dynamics master-servant relationships
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When an aristocratic family and their servants are shipwrecked, the butler becomes their ruler.

Year1919
CountryUnited States
DirectorCecil B. DeMille
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Male and FemaleUnited States · 1919
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