August 15, 1918 –
The Sinking of the Lusitania, written and directed by Winsor McCay, went into general release in the U.S. on this date.
It is the first full-length feature cartoon documentary, featuring over twenty five thousand individual drawings which took twenty-two months to produce. The twelve minute silent film is a an educational explanation of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
The Haus of Dcaligari 