The American Revolution

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The American Revolution is a short film from 1953 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Shows through narration, animation, and the use of maps the terrain, battlegrounds, and strategy of the major military engagements during the War of Independence. Uses subjective camera work and photographs of paintings, moving shadows, and the lower...

The American Revolution
Release date
1953
Running time
0:15:44
LanguageEnglish
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More Details

internal id
71048
Summary
Shows through narration, animation, and the use of maps the terrain, battlegrounds, and strategy of the major military engagements during the War of Independence. Uses subjective camera work and photographs of paintings, moving shadows, and the lower portions of the bodies of actors as representing important persons to document the influence of particular leaders and the major events from the Boston Tea Party to the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Physical Format
1 Film (0:15:44)
16mm
IUL Genres
Educational
War
IUL Subject
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama
United States.
Full Original Title
The American Revolution