The Poet and the Soldier (1913)

Directed by

George Melford

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

A poet meets a soldier wounded in a battle of the Boer War. The soldier tells the story of his life.

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What happens

The Poet and the Soldier è un cortometraggio muto del 1913 diretto da George Melford e prodotto dalla Kalem. Ferito in una spettacolare battaglia durante la guerra boera, un soldato racconta al poeta l'emozionante storia della sua vita. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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