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"Battle of the Miracles"
Menchen Miracle
Scene from the The Miracle (1912 film) by Joseph Menchen
DateMay 1912–May 1914
Location
Trade press, law courts, cinemas in USA, UK, Germany
Result Menchen & Woods victory
Protagonists
Continental-Kunstfilm
Elite Sales Agency
Shaftesbury Feature Film Co.
New York Film Co.
Joseph Menchen
Miracle Film Co. (USA)
Commanders and leaders
David Beck
Abraham J. Danziger
Joseph Menchen Al. H. Woods
Units involved
Das Mirakel (1912 film) The Miracle (1912 film)
Casualties and losses
Credibility

The "Battle of the Miracles" (May 1912–May 1914) was an international kinematographic contretemps fought in Europe and the USA in the film trade press, in the courts, and in cinemas, between the producers (and their distributors) of two films called The Miracle:


March 1912
May 1912