The Grim Toll of War (1913)

Directed by

Kenean Buel

Genre

silent 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

This silent short film from 1913 follows characters affected by wartime conflict. It shows the personal sadness and hardship that come with battle.

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What happens

The Grim Toll of War è un cortometraggio muto del 1913 diretto da Kenean Buel. Prodotto dalla Kalem Company, il film fu distribuito nelle sale dalla General Film Company il 12 marzo 1913, interpretato da Anna Q. Nilsson e da Guy Coombs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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