Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

director: Georges Méliès

original title: Visite sous-marine du "Maine"

country: France

year: 1898

running time: 1 min.

synopsis

Five films were made about the Spanish-American War, but only this one survives. After the explosion of the American battleship Maine (April 1898), the United States intervened against Spain in Cuba, the Philippines and off the island of Guam. This film documents the recovery of the bodies of sailors from the wreck.

biography

Georges Méliès (1861-1938) is one of the first independent film directors whose work crystalised the early film genres. He worked on fantasy scenes, adaptations of literary works, fairy tales, as well as socio-critical and political films. His documentary filmmaking is less well known, as a lot of it has not been preserved.

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director:

Georges Méliès

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