John Ericsson - Victor of Hampton Roads

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In 1803, Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he goes to England and becomes one of the first builders of locomotives. Despite large debts, he invents the propeller. In 1839 he crosses the Atlantic and builds ships for the US Navy. When the US Civil War breaks out, the Federation needs a ship to match the Confederate 'Merrimac' and preventing the Confederation from exporting cotton to Europe. Ericsson builds the 'Monitor', a ship the Federation needs to win the war.—Mattias Thuresson

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Keywords
  • inventor
  • eastern europe
  • monitor
  • cotton
  • merrimac
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
  • Western
  • Biography
Release date Dec 12, 1937
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin Sweden
Language Swedish
Filming locations Tomteboda, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Production companies Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

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Runtime 1h 32m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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