Launch of the Battleship King Edward VII (1903)

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

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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

This is a silent short film from 1903 showing the launch of the British battleship HMS King Edward VII. King Edward VII himself performs the ceremony at the Devonport Dockyard.

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What happens

Launch of the Battleship King Edward VII è un cortometraggio muto del 1903. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit del film né vi appare quello di un operatore. La nave da battaglia HMS King Edward VII - costruita nel Devonport Dockyard, il cantiere navale reale - fu varata da re Edoardo VII il 23 luglio 1903. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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