Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
Original title: Visite sous-marine du Maine
1898 · 1 min
Cast
No credited cast is listed for this film.
Credits
Written by: 
Georges Méliès
Produced by: Georges Méliès
Plot
Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.
Sinekatalog’s take
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine" (1898) is a French short film directed by Georges Méliès. It runs 1 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (794 votes)
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