The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)

About The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)

Winsor McCay, creator of the comic strip Little Nemo, was one of animation's founding artists; his Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) is often called the first cartoon with real personality.

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.

Quick facts

• Year: 1918
• Runtime: 10 minutes
• Type: Cartoon · Animation
• Credits (Internet Archive record): Winsor McCay
• Sound: Silent film with a CC0 piano score

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