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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1600

La Prise de Tournavos

18971 minFrance

Synopsis

Soldiers clash during a reconstruction of fighting at Tournavos. Smoke, movement and a compact battlefield set compress a contemporary military event into a short dramatic tableau.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 0:57
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Georges Méliès · Public domain

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Historical context

Georges Méliès recreated an episode of the 1897 Greco-Turkish War in his studio. The film is staged, rather than footage recorded at the battle.

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