Changing the Flag at Puerto Rico

Changing the Flag at Puerto Rico

1898
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Overview

A staged actuality attributed to the Biograph Company, produced during the Spanish–American War. The film depicts a Jack Tar climbing a mast in Puerto Rico, tearing down the Spanish flag, and replacing it with the American Stars and Stripes. Contemporary accounts note that such scenes brought U.S. audiences to their feet in patriotic fervor, serving as powerful wartime propaganda. The film is generally considered lost, with its existence recorded in writings by Erik Barnouw and other historians of early cinema.

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Production Information

Production Companies
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

lost film

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1898
Status Released
Language XX

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