THE SINKING OF THE "LUSITANIA"

  • Genre: Animated film / Documentary film
  • Year: 1918
  • Description: "The Sinking of the Lusitania is an animated short film by American artist Winsor McCay. It features a 12-minute explanation of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania after it was struck by two torpedoes (now known to be struck by only one torpedo) fired from a German U-boat. The film is 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 got killed.
  • Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / Submarine warfare / Germany / World War, 1914-1918 -- United States / World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda / Première Guerre mondiale / Eerste Wereldoorlog / animation / animatie / guerre de sous-marin / duikbootoorlog / destroyers / torpedobootjagers / victimes / slachtoffers / Lusitania, RMS / Lusitania, RMS / 1915 / 1915
  • Provider: Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Director: MCCAY, WINSOR
  • Sound: Without sound
  • Language: en