The Sinking of the Lusitania
Winsor McCay
AnimationWarHistorySilentPropaganda
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About
The Sinking of the Lusitania, released in 1918, is an animated short film by American artist Winsor McCay. It features a short 12 minute explanation of the sinking of 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. 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.
- Archive
- Internet Archive, in Feature films
- Licence or status
- CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, as the Internet Archive states it.
- Credit
- Winsor McCay
- Language
- English
- Who can watch
- The archive gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Teens profiles and older, judged from its collection and subjects. How films are placed