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The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)

The Battle of Gettysburg poster
Directed by
Charles Giblyn, Thomas H. Ince
Genre
drama film, silent film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
48 min
Rating
1.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film depicts the American Civil War battle of Gettysburg. It follows the military action of that historic event using period battlefield footage. The movie is now considered lost.

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What happens

The Battle of Gettysburg is a 1913 American silent war film directed by Charles Giblyn and Thomas H. Ince. The Battle of Gettysburg is based on the American Civil War battle of the same name. The film is now considered to be lost, although some battlefield footage was used by Mack Sennett in his comedy Cohen Saves the Flag, which was shot on location alongside this production. There are claims that The Battle of Gettysburg was screened in France in 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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