The Sinking of the Lusitania

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The take

Winsor McCay directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
• 2108 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
• 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, No Language.
• 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 5IMDB entry: tt0009620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 6Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime

12 min · 0h 12m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

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  The Sinking of the Lusitania (Winsor McCay, 1918)

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Production companies

Who made it

• UN

  Universal Film Manufacturing Company

  US

Key crew

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• propaganda
• disaster
• silent film

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1918-07-20

Also known as

International titles

• El hundimiento del LusitaniaES