Attack on a China Mission

original title:
Attack on a China Mission
other titles:
Blue Jackets to the Rescue
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1900
original length:
4 min. , black/white
premiere:
17 November 1900 in Hove, UK
genre:
Silent movie
based on:
director:
Louis Malle , James I. Williamson
film script:
Louis Malle , James I. Williamson
producer:
Louis Malle , James I. Williamson
cinematographer:
Louis Malle , James I. Williamson
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composer:
cast (role):
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plot synopsis:
Reconstruction on an incident that occured during the Boxer rebellion of that same year.
keywords:
war:
Boxer Rebellion (1900)
literature:
Frank Gray. James Williamson `gestelltes Bild´. Attack on a China Mission - bluejackets to the rescue. In: F. Kessler, S. Lenk, M. Loiperdinger (eds.). KINtop 6: Aktualitäten. 29-41.
remarks:
One of James Williamson's two landmark films with significant dramatic innovations. "Attack on a China Mission" is a 230-foot four-shot film that intercuts a reverse angle shot to show the opposite point of view. The second film "Blue Jackets to the Rescue".
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