A story of the First World War, told in semi-documentary style, focusing on the iniquities of the German war machine, and with its dramatic center the sinking by a German U-boat of the passenger liner Lusitania in 1915.
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Cast
| Rita Jolivet | ... |
Rita Heriot
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| Hamilton Revelle | ... |
Harry Winslow
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L. Rogers Lytton | ... |
Baron von Bergen
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| Kate Blancke | ... |
Madame Heriot
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Fritz Muller
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Emil Roe | ... |
Mayor Le Roux
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Henry Smith | ... |
General Joffre
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Gaby Perrier | ... |
Young Mother
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Texas Cooper | ... |
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H.P. St. Leger | ... |
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| Ernest Maupain | ... |
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Edward Gerstle | ... |
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Georges Flateau | ... |
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Directed by
| Léonce Perret | ||
Written by
| Tom Bret | ... | (titles) |
| Léonce Perret | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Giuseppe de Cippico | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| J.L. Kempner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Lucien N. Andriot | ||
Editing by
| Charles A. Taylor | ||
Art Direction by
| Henri Ménessier | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cliff Saum | ... | assistant director (as Clifford Saum) |
Production Companies
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- Metro Pictures Corporation (1918) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Metro Special)
- Screen Classics Inc. (1918) (United States) (theatrical)
- Pathé (1918) (France) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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| Taglines | RITA JOLIVET The internationally known star, who survived the Lusitania sinking, in the thrilling and stupendous $250,000 production "LEST WE FORGET" A powerful film feature, picturing the sinking of the Lusitania- a scene never before equaled for screen realism. (Print Ad- Pittsburgh Press, ((Pittsburgh, Penna.)) 2 April 1918) See more » |
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| Budget | $250,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Leading lady Rita Jolivet was an actual survivor of the Lusitania sinking in 1915. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Lusitania: 18 Minutes That Changed the World (2015). See more » |