The Battle (1911)
17m
Running Time
November 6, 1911Release Date
The Battle (1911)
17m
Running Time
November 6, 1911Release Date
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Plot.
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.
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Cast & Crew.
Charles West
The Boy - the Cowardly Soldier
Blanche Sweet
The Boy's Sweetheart
Robert Harron
A Union soldier (uncredited)
Charles Hill Mailes
The Union Commander
Donald Crisp
A Union soldier (uncredited)
Spottiswoode Aitken
Undetermined Secondary Role
Christy Cabanne
A Union soldier (uncredited)
D.W. Griffith
Director
Details.
Release DateNovember 6, 1911
StatusReleased
Running Time17m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsFort Lee, United States of America
Genres
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Wiki.
The Battle is a 1911 American war film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was set during the American Civil War. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Prints of the film survive in several film archives around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman House and the Filmoteca Española.