The Battle (1911 film)
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Charles West Blanche Sweet |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
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Running time | 19 minutes (16 frame/s) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Battle is a 1911 American 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] It was Lionel Barrymore's motion picture debut.
Cast
- Charles West - The Boy (as Charles H. West)
- Blanche Sweet - The Boy's Sweetheart
- Charles Hill Mailes - The Union Commander
- Robert Harron - A Union soldier
- Donald Crisp - A Union Soldier
- Spottiswoode Aitken
- Edwin August - A Union Officer
- Lionel Barrymore - Wagon Driver
- Kate Bruce - In the Town
- William J. Butler - A Union Officer/At Farewell
- W. Christy Cabanne - A Union Soldier
- Edna Foster - At Dance
- Joseph Graybill - A Union Officer
- Guy Hedlund - A Union Soldier
- Dell Henderson - A Union Officer
- Harry Hyde - A Union Soldier
- J. Jiquel Lanoe - A Union Officer
- W. Chrystie Miller - At Dance
- Alfred Paget - Confederate Officer
- W. C. Robinson - A Union Soldier
- Kate Toncray - At Dance/At Farewell
See also
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
- ^ "Silent Era: The Battle". silentera. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
External links
- The Battle at IMDb
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