Digital Film Archive

Lumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Dunmurry
Description

Lumiere Catalogue No 730. Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.

Shot List

View from moving train of Dunmurry platform. The Dunmurry station name is visible. View along platform and past a series of buildings and trees including factory buildings.

Year

1897

Location

Dunmurry

Rights Holder

Association Frères Lumière

Courtesy of

Association Frères Lumière

Credits

Photography - Alexandre Promio

Source

National Film and Television Archive

Format

film, black and white, silent

Silent

Yes

Length

45sec

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.

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