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Naval Combat in Greece

Naval Combat in Greece

1897 · 1 min · ★ 5.3 · War, Drama, History

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.

Directed by Georges Méliès

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