Winsor McCay
Director
The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)
Winsor McCay recreates the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in this propaganda piece designed to stir up anti-German sentiment during World War I.
Genres: Animation, Drama, History, Short, War
Keywords: tmdb.propaganda, tmdb.disaster, tmdb.silent-film, mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor, imdb.lusitania, imdb.u-boat + 15 more, imdb.current-event, imdb.world-war-one, imdb.first-of-its-kind, imdb.animated-documentary, imdb.national-film-registry, imdb.torpedo, imdb.ocean-liner, imdb.shipwreck, imdb.sinking-ship, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.statue-of-liberty, aspectratio.1-33-1, awards.national-film-preservation-board-winner, imdb.hand-drawn-animation, imdb.for-grown-ups-animation
Watch Providers: History Vault
Production Companies: Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English,
No Language
Recommendations
Runtime: 12 min.
Released: July 20, 1918
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 11+