The Last Cartridges (1897)

Original title

Les dernières cartouches

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

silent film, war film

Country

France

Runtime

1 min

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

French soldiers defend a house during the Franco-Prussian War. The film recreates a painting of the battle.

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What happens

The Last Cartridges (French: Les Dernières Cartouches, also released as Bombardement d'une Maison; Star Film Catalogue no. 105) is an 1897 French short silent war film directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1873 painting of the same name by Alphonse de Neuville. The film recreates the defense of a house at Bazeilles on 1 September 1870 at the Battle of Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War. The film was a great success and inspired the Lumière, Pathé and Gaumont studios to film imitations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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