The air war of the future
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The air war of the future |
| Original title | The Airship Destroyer |
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| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1909 |
| length | 11 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Walter R. Booth |
| production | Walter R. Booth |
The air war of the future is a British science fiction - feature film by Walter R. Booth from the year 1909th
action
An airship fleet attacks England and bombs u. a. an armored vehicle and a city. As a defense, an inventor constructs a rocket with the help of his assistant. A biplane tries to shoot down one of the airships, but is destroyed in the process.
One of the airship bombs hits the home of the inventor's mistress. He saves them and destroys one of the airships with his missile.
production
Director Booth was a professional magician and early animation specialist . For the film he used, among other things, a silhouette technique .
At the end of 1909 this production started under this title in Austria-Hungary. In 1915 the film was shown again in cinemas on the occasion of the First World War and the associated German air raids on England.
criticism
“A wonderful cinematographic recording shows this gruesomely beautiful picture not only the horrors that the airships with their terrifying projectiles will spread on earth in a war of the future, but also the terrible war between the airships against each other in the air. Air torpedoes destroy the airships with well-aimed shots and enveloped in a sea of flames, they plunge into the depths while burning, spreading death and ruin. This film is a sensation of the first order on the film market. "
Web links
- The air war of the future in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Airship Destroyer at screenonline.org.uk
- Film fragment and download at archive.org