The Battle

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. Cast Charles West - The Boy (as Charles H. West) Blanche Sweet - The Boy's Sweetheart Charles Hill Mailes - The Union Commander Robert Harron - A Union soldier Donald Crisp - A Union Soldier Spottiswoode Aitken Edwin August - A Union Officer Lionel Barrymore - Wagon Driver Kate Bruce - In the Town William J. Butler - A Union Officer/At Farewell W. Christy Cabanne - A Union Soldier Edna Foster - At Dance Joseph Graybill - A Union Officer 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 Kate Toncray - At Dance/At Farewell See also D. W. Griffith filmography Blanche Sweet filmography Lionel Barrymore filmography