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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1587

A Railway Collision

19001 minUnited Kingdom

Synopsis

A train stops on a narrow railway above the water and begins to reverse. An express emerges from a tunnel ahead, leaving no room to escape. Their collision sends the carriages tumbling down the embankment.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 0:47
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Walter R. Booth · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

DirectorsWalter R. Booth

Behind the scenes

Walter R. Booth staged the disaster with models for producer Robert W. Paul. The miniature railway turns a studio trick into a spectacular accident.

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