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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

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A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

Date: 06/30/1896
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Madeleine Koehler, Marcel Koehler, Mrs. Auguste Lumière, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière, Rose Lumière, Suzanne Lumière

Madeleine Koehler

Marcel Koehler

Mrs. Auguste Lumière as Self in The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Mrs. Auguste Lumière

Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière

Rose Lumière

Suzanne Lumière