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Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895)
La sortie des usines Lumière (original title)

1 min  -  Documentary | Short   -  22 March 1895 (France)
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The 'plot' is outlined by the title: the film consists of a single shot of workers leaving the Lumiere factory... See full summary »

Director:

Louis Lumière
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Storyline

The 'plot' is outlined by the title: the film consists of a single shot of workers leaving the Lumiere factory, and the film would be of virtually no interest (except to students of late 19th century clothing) were it not for the fact that it was the first film ever to be projected to a paying audience, and is consequently one of the most important films in the history of the cinema Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Factory | Bicycle | Horse Carriage | Dog

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Documentary | Short

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Country:

France

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Also Known As:

A Saída dos Operários da Fábrica Lumière See more »

Filming Locations:

Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

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Lumière See more »
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Sound Mix:

Silent

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Black and White

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1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Recent findings have produced two more copies of this scene, where all the workers didn't manage to leave the factory in time. The big dog appears in them all. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "United States of Tara: Chicken 'n' Corn (#3.8)" (2011) See more »