The Battle is a 1911 American silent war film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was set during the American Civil War. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century.[1][2][3] Prints of the film survive in several film archives around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman House, and the Filmoteca Española.[4]
| The Battle | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Charles West Blanche Sweet |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes (16 frame/s) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Charles West as The Boy (credited as Charles H. West)
- Blanche Sweet as The Boy's Sweetheart
- Charles Hill Mailes as The Union Commander
- Robert Harron as A Union soldier
- Donald Crisp as A Union Soldier
- Spottiswoode Aitken
- Edwin August as A Union Officer
- Lionel Barrymore as Wagon Driver
- Kate Bruce as In the Town
- William J. Butler as A Union Officer / At Farewell
- W. Christy Cabanne as A Union Soldier
- Edna Foster as At Dance
- Joseph Graybill as A Union Officer
- Guy Hedlund as A Union Soldier
- Dell Henderson as A Union Officer
- Harry Hyde as A Union Soldier
- J. Jiquel Lanoe as A Union Officer
- W. Chrystie Miller as At Dance
- Alfred Paget as Confederate Officer
- W. C. Robinson as A Union Soldier
- Kate Toncray as At Dance / At Farewell
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing - CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
- ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Battle". silentera.com. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
External links
edit- The Battle at IMDb
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