The Exploits of the Emden (1928)

Directed by

Ken G. Hall, Louis Ralph

Genre

silent film

Country

Australia, Germany

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the story of a World War I naval battle between an Australian and a German cruiser. It combines old German footage with new Australian scenes.

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What happens

The Exploits of the Emden is a 1928 silent Australian film about the Battle of Cocos; the World War I naval battle between Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney and German cruiser SMS Emden. It consists of footage from a 1926 German film, Our Emden, with additional sequences shot in Australia by director Ken G. Hall. Only part of the film survives today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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