Brute Force (1914 film)

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Brute Force
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Produced byD. W. Griffith
Starring Robert Harron
Mae Marsh
Cinematography G.W. Bitzer
Distributed by General Film Company
Release dates
  • April 25, 1914 (1914-04-25)
  • September 22, 1915 (1915-09-22)(re-release)
Running time
33 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Brute Force (also known as Primitive Man) is a 1914 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, and starring Robert Harron and Mae Marsh. The film was shot in Chatsworth Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. It is a story of cavemen and dinosaurs, and perhaps the first live-action dinosaur film. [1] It is a sequel to Griffith's earlier film, Man's Genesis (1912).

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