You are here:

The Master Race

Name: The Master Race
Director: Herbert J. Biberman
Released: 1944
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

1944

Approved

Director

Herbert J. Biberman

Runtime

95 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

The Master Race focuses more on systemic critiques than demographic variety. While it lacks representation for LGBTQ+ individuals, diverse racial groups, or women in leadership, it excels in its cultural deconstruction of power. By highlighting the struggle of the working class against capitalist institutions, the film challenges established economic hierarchies. It prioritizes class identity over traditional patriotic clichés, making it a specialized study of class struggle.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does The Master Race have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives, sticking to traditional social structures.

How does The Master Race portray gender?

Limited

Male characters dominate the plot, especially in leadership roles within industry. The narrative emphasizes traditional masculine archetypes of labor and struggle.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Master Race?

Limited

The cast is mainly white and working-class, reflecting the European setting. It offers little complexity in terms of racial diversity.

How does The Master Race represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film provides a sophisticated critique of Western industrial capitalism, emphasizing the ability to act of organized labor against exploitative corporations.

Does The Master Race include disability representation?

Limited

War-related injuries serve as situational context rather than character-driven narratives. There is no evidence of neurodivergent or disability-led ability to act.

Present on Screen

Provides a sophisticated critique of Western industrial capitalism and corporate exploitation.
Highlights the ability to act of the working class and organized labor.
Challenges established economic and institutional power hierarchies.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
Features minimal racial diversity or complexity.
Concentrates narrative ability to act almost exclusively within male characters.

Official Synopsis

When allied troops liberate a small battle-scarred Belgium town in 1944 the American and British commanders do all they can to help the war-weary people back on their feet. There are mental and physical wounds to heal, fields to plough, the church to rebuild. But a top Nazi, knowing the War is lost, has infiltrated the town and is fostering dissent and disunity.

How are these scores produced? →