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The Sinking of the Lusitania, released in 1918 is an animated short film by renowned American artist Winsor McCay. It features a short 12 min. explanation of the sinking of the Lusitania after it was struck by two torpedoes fired from a German U-boat. The film was one of many animated silent films published to create anti-German sentiment during WWI. It runs on 35mm film, commonly used by McCay in other productions such as "How a Mosquito Operates," and Little Nemo. McCay illustrated some 25,000 drawings for the productoin. The film is stylized as a documentery, informing viewers on details from the actual event, including a moment by moment recap, casualty list, and a list of prominent figures who were killed. A modern edition was released on DVD in January, 1999.

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	The Sinking of the Lusitania is an animated short film by renowned [[American]] artist [[Winsor McCay]]. It features a short 12 min. explanation of the sinking of the [[Lusitania]] after it was struck by two torpedoes fired from a [[German]] [[U-boat]]. The film was one of many animated ~~shorts~~ silent films published to create anti-German sentiment during [[WWI]].		The Sinking of the Lusitania, released in [[1918]] is an animated short film by renowned [[American]] artist [[Winsor McCay]]. It features a short 12 min. explanation of the sinking of the [[Lusitania]] after it was struck by two torpedoes fired from a [[German]] [[U-boat]]. The film was one of many animated silent films published to create anti-German sentiment during [[WWI]]. It runs on 35mm film, commonly used by McCay in other productions such as "How a Mosquito Operates," and [[Little Nemo]]. McCay illustrated some 25,000 drawings for the productoin. The film is stylized as a documentery, informing viewers on details from the actual event, including a moment by moment recap, casualty list, and a list of prominent figures who were killed. A modern edition was released on [[DVD]] in [[January]], [[1999]].