Is The Sinking of the Lusitania easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Sinking of the Lusitania end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sinking of the Lusitania sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sinking of the Lusitania violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sinking of the Lusitania scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Sinking of the Lusitania

Name: The Sinking of the Lusitania
Genre: War, Animation, History, Drama
Released: 1918
Duration: 12 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Winsor McCay

Directed by Winsor McCay

Produced by Universal Film Manufacturing Company

191812 min6.5 / 10

A stark, historically grounded animated reconstruction of a maritime tragedy designed as wartime propaganda, balancing technical artistry with emotional devastation.

Winsor McCay recreates the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in this propaganda piece designed to stir up anti-German sentiment during World War I.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Rebels Fighting Empires Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Racism And Social Injustice

Genres

War Animation History Drama

Keywords

Propaganda Disaster Silent Film

Questions people ask

Is The Sinking of the Lusitania easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Sinking of the Lusitania end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Sinking of the Lusitania sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Sinking of the Lusitania violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Sinking of the Lusitania scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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