Battle of Manila Bay (1898)

Directed by

J. Stuart Blackton

Genre

war film

Country

United States

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

The film is a short war movie from 1898. It shows a reenactment of the naval battle during the Spanish-American War.

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What happens

Battle of Manila Bay è un cortometraggio del 1898 diretto da J. Stuart Blackton e da Albert E. Smith. Ne esiste ancora una copia conservata nell'archivio del George Eastman Museum. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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