The Call to Arms (1902)

Directed by

Cecil Hepworth

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A British volunteer prepares to leave for the Second Boer War in Africa. The film follows him as he says goodbye and departs.

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What happens

The Call to Arms è un cortometraggio muto del 1902 diretto e interpretato da Cecil M. Hepworth: il regista/attore veste i panni di un volontario partito per l'Africa al tempo della Seconda guerra boera. Il film fu girato mentre la guerra, che sarebbe finita il 31 maggio, era ancora in corso e venne distribuito in sala nel marzo 1902. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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