Sea Fighting in Greece

(1897)

1:03 minutes

Fantasy / Silent

Directed by Georges Méliès

The original French title is Combat naval en Grèce.

A silent film starting off with an officer ordering the sailors back on the ship. They come together around the canon while the officer looks at the horizon.  The sailors look at the camera to see what is going on in front of them. Right then and there they are hit. The film symbolizes the 1897 Greek and Turkey war.