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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1248

The Magic Sword

19012 minUnited Kingdom

Synopsis

A knight's meeting with his beloved is interrupted by a witch and supernatural attackers. After one carries the woman away, a fairy provides a sword with which he can attempt a rescue. The weapon brings magical assistance into a struggle already governed by impossible appearances.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 2:50
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Walter R. Booth · Public domain

DirectorsWalter R. Booth

Behind the scenes

Walter R. Booth and producer Robert W. Paul combine several effects within individual shots. Double exposures and superimposition turn the brief medieval adventure into a display of early British trick filmmaking.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

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