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| Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison | |
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| Directed by | Edwin S. Porter |
| Produced by | Edison Studios |
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Running time | 3:24 minutes at 15 fps |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison is a 1901 silent film produced by the Edison Studios arms of Edison Manufacturing Company. The film is a dramatic reenactment of the execution of Leon Czolgosz by electric chair at Auburn Correctional Facility following his 1901 conviction for the assassination of William McKinley. It is considered an important film in the history of cinema.[1]
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