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One film which will be overlooked as a film, but for culture I think it was very meaningful: Gunga Din (1939). I don't know how often film historians mention this film, but it really did mark a cultural departure, as a non-white was allowed to be a hero, and was granted dignity. Although Gunga...

Patrick, I"ve heard BIRTH OF A NATION listed in the context you described above- but I'm unclear as to exactly what it was known for specificaly. I'm not all the familiar with the status of film at the time, so forgive my ignorance. Was it just that it was the first feature length story...