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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911 0h 13m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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This patriotic and historic picture portrays the writing of the famous national hymn by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. In the early part of the Civil War President Lincoln was very much discouraged at the lack of enthusiasm and the tardiness with which the people answered the call for volunteers to join the army.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ralph Ince
Abraham Lincoln
Maurice Costello
Jesus Christ
Julia Swayne Gordon
Edith Storey
Anita Stewart
Mary Maurice
Edward Thomas
James Morrison
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- J. Stuart Blackton
- Writers
- Beta Breuil
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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The take
J. Stuart Blackton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2115 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Ralph Ince and Maurice Costello and Julia Swayne Gordon carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0143128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 13 min · 0h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
J. Stuart Blackton
Production companies
Who made it
- VI
Vitagraph Company of America
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1911-06-30NR
