Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo
The title pretty much tells you all there is to know about this Edison film. It runs a very brief 27-seconds and shows a torpedo hitting its target and going off. I think the most fascinating thing about this is that we get a pretty close shot of the explosion and its aftermath. It was rather funny seeing this large explosion and especially seeing how long it took for everything that flew up in the air to land back down.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1900 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | James H. White |
| Runtime | 1 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.2/10 (4 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its entire narrative around a single, contained event, relying on the raw documentation of cause and effect. It explores the cinematic fascination with destruction, framed not as spectacle but as a brief, factual record.
What lingers after the blast is the surprising duration of the fallout, a quiet observation of physics following the burst of violence. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: James H. White
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Watch as a historical artifact, focusing on the practical magic of early visual effects.
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