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'''The Power of Love''' is a 1922 3D silent film directed by Nat Deverich. The film is most notable for being the very first 3D film in the world, utilizing a red-and-green anaglyph system. | '''The Power of Love''' is a 1922 3D silent film directed by Nat Deverich. The film is most notable for being the very first 3D film in the world, utilizing a red-and-green anaglyph system. Viewers were also given the option to choose the ending of the film by looking into either the red or green lens, portraying either a happy or tragic ending. Despite this innovative technique, the film was not received well and was not screened many times. | ||
The plot is a melodrama revolving around a girl betrothed to a criminal who falls in love with a man he has wounded <ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1626 | The plot is a melodrama revolving around a girl betrothed to a criminal who falls in love with a man he has wounded <ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1626 Review posted by the American Film Institute] Retrieved 10 Jun '14.</ref>. | ||
The film is now considered lost, and no footage is known to exist. The film was re-released in 1923-24 in 2D as ''Forbidden Lover'', which is now also lost. | The film is now considered lost, and no footage is known to exist. The film was re-released in 1923-24 in 2D as ''Forbidden Lover'', which is now also lost. | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Love_(film) Wikipedia article on the film.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16. | |||
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[[Category:Lost films|Power of Love]] | [[Category:Lost films|Power of Love]] | ||
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A stereoscopic camera, which allowed the viewer to see the film in 3D.
Status: Lost
The Power of Love is a 1922 3D silent film directed by Nat Deverich. The film is most notable for being the very first 3D film in the world, utilizing a red-and-green anaglyph system. Viewers were also given the option to choose the ending of the film by looking into either the red or green lens, portraying either a happy or tragic ending. Despite this innovative technique, the film was not received well and was not screened many times.
The plot is a melodrama revolving around a girl betrothed to a criminal who falls in love with a man he has wounded [1].
The film is now considered lost, and no footage is known to exist. The film was re-released in 1923-24 in 2D as Forbidden Lover, which is now also lost.
External Link
- Wikipedia article on the film. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.
Reference
- ↑ Review posted by the American Film Institute Retrieved 10 Jun '14.