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Der Magische Gürtel
(The Enchanted Circle)
Also known as The Log of the U-35 in Great Britain and in the USA
(1917) German
B&W : [?] Two or Three? reels
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

Königliche Bild- und Film-Amt [BUFA] production. / Cinematography by Lothar von Arnauld de la Perrière. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was reedited and released as an anti-German propaganda film as The Log of the U-35 in England in 1919 and in the USA in 1920.

Documentary: World War I.

Synopsis: German war propaganda film shows a German submarine’s operations in April through May 1917.

Survival status: Print exists (of the British and USA versions), and in the Film and Video Archive of the Imperial War Museum film archive [35mm positive, German version].

Keywords: Explosions - Germans - Prisoners - Ships - Submarines - Weapons: Guns, Torpedoes - War: World War I (28 July 1914-11 November 1918) - Water

Listing updated: 29 March 2010.

References: Film viewing : Ramsaye-Million p. ?.

Home video: DVD.

Online viewing: Europa Film Treasures.