The Countryman and the Cinematograph

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1901

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Robert W. Paul,Paul's Animatograph Works

Director

Robert W. Paul

Producer

Robert W. Paul

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0000350