Naval Combat in Greece (1897)
1m
Running Time
January 1, 1897Release Date
Naval Combat in Greece (1897)
1m
Running Time
January 1, 1897Release Date
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Plot.
An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the camera to look in the distance. At the same time the ship is hit! This scene is a filmed reconstruction of the 1897 Greek-Turkish war.
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1897
Original NameCombat naval en Grèce
StatusReleased
Running Time1m
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Wiki.
Sea Fighting in Greece (French: Combat naval en Grèce) is an 1897 French short silent war film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès' Star Film Company and is numbered 110 in its catalogues. The film, one of a series of events related to the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, is set on the gun deck of a man-of-war ship under attack. In reality, there were no naval clashes during the war.