The Martyred Presidents

The Martyred Presidents

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 19, 1901

Runtime

0h 1m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

29%

Original Title

The Martyred Presidents

Production Companies

Edison Studios

Director

Edwin S. Porter

Description

This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly afterwards, the face of Abraham Lincoln and then of two other presidents, Garfield and McKinley, can be seen on the monument and then they disappear. There is a figure huddled at the foot of a statue of Justice, as if asking forgiveness.