November 16, 1901
Release Date

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Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901)

Name: Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1901-11-16

Running Time

November 16, 1901
Release Date

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Plot.

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

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Cast & Crew.

Edwin S. Porter

Director / Director of Photography

George S. Fleming

Production Assistant

James H. White

Production Assistant

Details.

Release Date
November 16, 1901

Status
Released

Running Time
4m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2025-02-16

This Movie Is About.

electric chair

capital punishment

execution

docudrama

silent film

reenactment

Wiki.

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.