The Last Cartridges

The Last Cartridges
The Last Cartridges
	Screenshot from the film
Directed by	Georges Méliès
Distributed by	Star Film Company
Release date	1897;
Running time	1min 11secs
Country	France
Language	Silent

The Last Cartridges (French: Les Dernières Cartouches, also released as Bombardement d'une Maison; Star Film Catalogue no. 105) is an 1897 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1873 painting of the same name by Alphonse de Neuville.^[1] The film recreates the defense of a house at Bazeilles, on September 1, 1870 at the Battle of Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War.

The film was a great success and inspired the Lumière, Pathé and Gaumont studios to film imitations.^[2]

Synopsis

A group of soldiers attempt to defend a derelict house, where a nun cares for their wounded, but the house is bombed as they fire the last of the rounds of ammunition they have gathered from the floor.

References

^ Malthête, Jacques (1997). Georges Méliès, l'illusionniste fin de siècle?. Paris: Presses de la Sorbonne nouvelle. p. 80.
^ "A brief History: Bombardement d'une maison". Europa Film Treasues. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] Malthête, Jacques (1997). Georges Méliès, l'illusionniste fin de siècle?. Paris: Presses de la Sorbonne nouvelle. p. 80.

[2] "A brief History: Bombardement d'une maison". Europa Film Treasues. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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