The Sinking of the Lusitania
The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) is an American silent animated short film by cartoonist Winsor McCay. It is a work of propaganda re-creating the never-photographed 1915 sinking of the British liner RMS Lusitania. At twelve minutes it has been called the longest work of animation at the time of its release. The film is the earliest surviving animated documentary and serious, dramatic work of animation. The National Film Registry selected it for preservation in 2017.
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author | Winsor McCay |
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director | Winsor McCay |
events | sinking of the RMS Lusitania |
genre | adventure animation drama |
producer | John D. Tippett Production Manager: Winsor McCay |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
theme | animated animated documentary animated short cartoon disaster documentary propaganda short silent war |