Major Wilson's Last Stand (1899)

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short silent film based on the true story of the Shangani Patrol during the Matabele Wars in Africa. It shows a scene from the stage show Savage South Africa, depicting soldiers in a final confrontation.

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What happens

Major Wilson's Last Stand is an 1899 British short silent war film based upon the historical accounts of the Shangani Patrol. The film was adapted from Savage South Africa, a stage show depicting scenes from both the First Matabele War and the Second Matabele War which opened at the Empress Theatre, Earls Court, on 8 May 1899. It was shot by Joseph Rosenthal for Warwick Trading Co. Ltd. Copies of the film originally sold for £3. It was shown to audiences at the Olympic Theatre in London and at the Refined Concert Company in New Zealand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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