Underplayed Gems

The Enchanted Circle (1917)

The Enchanted Circle poster
Original title
Der magische Gürtel
Directed by
Hans Brennert
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
45 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a German silent documentary from 1917 filmed aboard a submarine in the Mediterranean. It shows the sinking of British ships by a U-boat crew.

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What happens

Der magische Gürtel ist ein deutscher Dokumentarfilm, der zu propagandistischen Zwecken vom Bild- und Filmamt BUFA im Frühjahr 1917 im Mittelmeer an Bord von U 35 gedreht wurde. Seine spektakulären Aufnahmen von Schiffsuntergängen, vor allem des britischen Dampfers Parkgate oder des britischen Schoners Miss Morris werden bis in die Gegenwart (2013) in Dokumentationen gezeigt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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