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The Martyred Presidents
1901 • Directed by
Edwin S. Porter
Documentary, History
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.
Release Date
10/19/1901
Rating
2.9/10