Underplayed Gems

'Columbia' Winning the Cup (1899)

'Columbia' Winning the Cup poster
Directed by
Albert E. Smith, J. Stuart Blackton
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
2 min
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a short silent film from 1899 about the America's Cup sailing race. It shows the yacht Columbia winning the race against the challenger Shamrock.

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What happens

'Columbia' Winning the Cup è un cortometraggio muto del 1899 diretto da J. Stuart Blackton e Albert E. Smith che produssero il film per l'Edison Manufacturing Company. La fotografia del film venne attribuita a Edwin S. Porter ma, secondo la Edison 1890-1900, i cameramen furono Blackton e Smith. Nel 1899, l'America's Cup venne vinta dal defender Columbia, sfidato dal primo Shamrock (nome del trifoglio irlandese) commissionato dal barone del tè, Sir Thomas Lipton e costruito da William Fife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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