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The Countryman's First Sight of the Animated Pictures (1901)
The Countryman and the Cinematograph (original title)

Short | Comedy
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A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film... See full summary »

Director:

Robert W. Paul
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A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an unsophisticated (and stereotypical) country yokel is alternately baffled and terrified, in the latter case by the apparent approach of a steam train Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Yokel | Train | Viewer | Film Within A Film | Self Referential

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Short | Comedy

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Country:

UK

Also Known As:

Először találkoznak vidéken a vetítőgéppel See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paul's Animatograph Works, Robert W. Paul See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Featured in Silent Britain (2006) See more »