Lumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Panorama de Départ de Belfast (Belfast Harbour and Station)
Description
Lumiere Catalogue No 722. Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
Shot List
Year
1897
Location
Belfast
Rights Holder
Association Frères Lumière
Courtesy of
Association Frères Lumière
Credits
Photography - Alexandre Promio
Source
National Film and Television Archive
Format
35mm, film, black and white, silent
Silent
Yes
Length
51sec
Notes
Pierre and Auguste Lumiere were French pioneers of the cinema. They were noted for their one-shot, one-reel films of places and scenes of every day life. It is likely that Alexandre Promio was the cameraman who actually shot these scenes.