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The Spirit of ’76
(1905) United States of America
B&W : 58 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 19 May 1905 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H61107]. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on 19 May 1905. [?] Biograph production? number 3010. Telegraph order code name: Retergebo.

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Synopsis: [Biograph Bulletin, number 55, page ?] This is a reproduction of the famous painting by the same title and was made to illustrate chorus of the well-known song, “Bunker Hill.” 59 feet. Class A.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm paper positive (LC1872b), 35mm duplicate negative (FPE 7895), 35mm reference positive (FEC 2231)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Flags: American - Musical instruments: Drums, Flutes

Listing updated: 27 November 2010.

References: Pitts-Hollywood p. 3 : Website-LoC.

 
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