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  • Director: Winsor McCay
  • AMG Rating: starstarstarstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Year: 1918
  • Country: US

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Created to bring to life the horrendous tragedy that shocked the United States, The Sinking of the Lusitania opens with live action footage of a Mr. Beach talking with animator Winsor McCay about the details surrounding the sinking of the ship. Titles tell the viewer that 2,000 passengers, over 200 of them Americans, sailed for Liverpool aboard the Lusitania on May 1, 1915. Although the German embassy had issued warnings against such trips, they were generally ignored by most people. On May 7, the Lusitania sighted the coast of Ireland, nearing the end of its voyage. A German U-boat fires two torpedoes at the ship, the second one decisively sinking it; the ship went down 15 minutes after the first torpedo struck, killing 1,150 people. The film shows the action, including the striking of the ship, the explosions, the fires, lifeboats falling into the sea as a result of the second torpedo, and a steady stream of people and debris falling from the ship into the sea. It also names some of the important people whose lives were lost, and ends with a shot of a woman drowning as she desperately but unsuccessfully tries to keep her child afloat. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide

Credit

Winsor McCay - Animator, Winsor McCay - Director, Winsor McCay - Producer, Winsor McCay - Screenwriter
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The Sinking of the Lusitania
Directed by Winsor McCay
Written by Winsor McCay
Release date(s) 20 July 1918
Running time 12 minutes
Country  United States
Language Silent films
English intertitles

The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) is an animated short film by American artist Winsor McCay. It features a short 12-minute explanation of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania after it was struck by two torpedoes* fired from a German U-boat. The film was one of many animated silent films published to create anti-German sentiment during World War I. It runs on 35 mm film, commonly used by McCay in other productions such as How a Mosquito Operates, and Little Nemo. McCay illustrated some 25,000 drawings for the production. The film is stylized as a documentary, informing viewers on details from the actual event, including a moment by moment recap, casualty list, and a list of prominent figures who were killed. A modern edition was released on DVD in January 1999.

*It has been revealed since that it was in fact struck by only one torpedo. A second explosion took place but its cause is debated (see RMS Lusitania).

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