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Release date: 06/30/1896
Popularity: 9
Original language: FR
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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
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Documentary
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.
Alternative titles
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Ankunft eines Zuges in La Ciotat
Wjazd pociągu na stację w Ciotat
Train Pulling into a Station
The Arrival of the Mail Train
Llegada del tren a la estación de La Ciotat
열차의 도착
ラ・シオタ駅への列車の到着
ラ・シオタえきへのれっしゃのとうちゃく
L'arrivée en gare d’un chemin de fer