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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1612

Départ de Jérusalem en chemin de fer

18971 minFrance

Synopsis

As a train leaves Jerusalem, the camera moves with it past people gathered beside the railway. Farewells and changing faces slip through the frame, preserving a departure from a passenger's perspective.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 0:50
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 · Alexandre Promio · Public domain

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

DirectorsAlexandre Promio

Behind the scenes

Alexandre Promio placed the camera on the moving train. The view is an early example of filming travel through the camera's own movement rather than from a fixed position.

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