Sea Fighting in Greece (1897)

Original title

Combat naval en Grèce

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

drama film, silent film, war film

Country

France

Runtime

1 min

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short silent film set during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. It takes place on the gun deck of a warship that is under attack.

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What happens

Sea Fighting in Greece (French: Combat naval en Grèce) is an 1897 French short silent war film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès' Star Film Company and is numbered 110 in its catalogues. The film, one of a series of events related to the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, is set on the gun deck of a man-of-war ship under attack. In reality, there were no naval clashes during the war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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