Soldiers of the Cross (film)
| Soldiers of the Cross | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Herbert Booth |
| Cinematography | Joseph Perry |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Salvation Army |
Release dates | 13 September 1901 |
| Country | Australian |
| Language | Silent |
| Budget | £500[1] |
Soldiers of the Cross was an illustrated lecture, combining photographic glass slides with short dramatised film segments and orchestral or choir music to relate the stories of Christ and the early Christian martyrs.
It was made in Australia by the Limelight Department of the Salvation Army and was released in 1901.[2]
It initially consisted of 200 glass slides and 15 films, each film running for approximately 90 seconds. The presentation took slightly over two hours.[3]
It is not the world's first feature film but it has been argued it is the first narrative drama film presentation.[4]
No motion picture film from Soldiers of the Cross is known to have survived. However some glass slides of the production remain.
References
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/rewind/txt/s1230009.htm
- ↑ "OUR FILM JUBILEE.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 9 September 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Ina Bertrand, 'Perry, Joseph Henry (1863–1943)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/perry-joseph-henry-8024/text13987, published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 4 July 2015.
- ↑ https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/Who-We-Are/History-and-heritage/Australias-first-film-studio/
External links
- Soldiers of the Cross article at National Film and Sound Archive
- Soldiers of the Cross at IMDB
- Soldiers of the Cross at National Film and Sound Archive
- Production details at Ausstage
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