Release Date
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Original Release
June 30, 1896
0h 1m
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
⭐ 7.11 min
Overview
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
Director
Louis Lumière
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.0
Cast
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Madeleine Koehler
Self
⭐0.1
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Marcel Koehler
Self
⭐0.1
Marguerite Lumière
Self (credited as Mrs. Auguste Lumière)
⭐1.5
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Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Self
⭐0.1
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Rose Lumière
Self
⭐0.1
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Suzanne Lumière
Self
⭐0.1
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Lumière
