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The Battle is a 1911 American war film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was set during the American Civil War. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Prints of the film survive in several film archives around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman House and the Filmoteca Española. It was Lionel Barrymore's motion picture debut.
Original Release
11/06/1911
US Release
11/06/1911
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles West | The Boy - the Cowardly Soldier / The boy |
| Blanche Sweet | The Boy's Sweetheart |
| Charles Hill Mailes | The Union Commander |
| Spottiswoode Aitken | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Edwin August | A Union Officer |
| Lionel Barrymore | Wagon Driver |
| Kate Bruce | In the Town |
| William J. Butler | A Union Officer / At Farewell |
| Christy Cabanne | A Union Soldier |
| Donald Crisp | A Union Soldier |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles West | The Boy - the Cowardly Soldier / The boy |
| Blanche Sweet | The Boy's Sweetheart |
| Charles Hill Mailes | The Union Commander |
| Spottiswoode Aitken | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Edwin August | A Union Officer |
| Lionel Barrymore | Wagon Driver |
| Kate Bruce | In the Town |
| William J. Butler | A Union Officer / At Farewell |
| Christy Cabanne | A Union Soldier |
| Donald Crisp | A Union Soldier |
| Edna Foster | At Dance |
| Joseph Graybill | A Union Officer |
| Robert Harron | A Union Soldier |
| Guy Hedlund | A Union Soldier |
| Dell Henderson | A Union Officer |
| Harry Hyde | A Union Soldier |
| J. Jiquel Lanoe | A Union Officer |
| W. Chrystie Miller | At Dance |
| Alfred Paget | Confederate Officer |
| W.C. Robinson | A Union Soldier |
