Vintage Airship Battle Short by Charles Urban

My sincere thanks to the magnificent Captain Robert of Abney Park for sharing this little gem in his update-feed:

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The director is Charles Urban. You may not have heard the name, I had not, but I was actually familiar with some of his work, since he created some of the best known British propaganda movies of the First World War; such as The Battle of the Somme.

A staged attack scene from the film "The Battle of the Somme"

Fun fact: He propably made the first ever science documentary, called The Cheese Mites.

You can learn more about this early giant of cinematography on this special website about him.