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Movie poster: The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
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The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

1913 · 29 min Action Western
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.

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Year 1913
Country United States of America
Genre Action, Western
Director D.W. Griffith
Runtime 29 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (34 votes)

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Griffith constructs the conflict not as a simple clash of good and evil, but as a tragedy of mutual misunderstanding, culminating in the siege of a log cabin. He relies on dynamic cross-cutting between the panicking settlement and the warriors' preparations.

What lingers after viewing is a potent example of early narrative cinema, where every frame feels charged with meaning and the action never relents. The film's raw power remains undeniable. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: D.W. Griffith

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Watch on a large screen in a dark room to appreciate the scale of the clashes and crowd work.

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