The Last Cartridges

The Last Cartridges (French: Les Dernières Cartouches, also released as Bombardement d'une Maison; Star Film Catalogue no. 105) is an 1897 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1873 painting of the same name by Alphonse de Neuville.[1] The film recreates the defense of a house at Bazeilles, on September 1, 1870 at the Battle of Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War.

For the painting, see The Last Cartridges (painting).
The Last Cartridges
Screenshot from the film
Directed byGeorges Méliès
Distributed byStar Film Company
Release date
  • 1897 (1897)
Running time
1min 11secs
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent

The film was a great success and inspired the Lumière, Pathé and Gaumont studios to film imitations.[2]

The Alphonse de Neuville painting that inspired the film

Synopsis

A group of soldiers attempt to defend a derelict house, where a nun cares for their wounded, but the house is bombed as they fire the last of the rounds of ammunition they have gathered from the floor.

References
  1. Malthête, Jacques (1997). Georges Méliès, l'illusionniste fin de siècle?. Paris: Presses de la Sorbonne nouvelle. p. 80.
  2. "A brief History: Bombardement d'une maison". Europa Film Treasues. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-25.


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