The Airship Destroyer (1909)

Directed by

Walter R. Booth

Genre

fantasy film, silent film, science fiction film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

7 min

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 25 voters

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 scientist builds a flying torpedo to stop an airship attack. The film shows the battle between the attacker and the defender using early special effects.

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What happens

The Airship Destroyer (originally titled Der Luftkrieg Der Zukunft, also titled "The Aerial Torpedo", "The Battle of the Clouds" in the United Kingdom and "The Battle in the Clouds" in the United States) is a 1909 British silent science fiction trick film directed by Walter R. Booth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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