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| Released: |
1903 |
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ACTION
WESTERN
ADVENTURE
IMPORTANT
SILENT
CRIME
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US |
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BW |
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10 |
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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Though only ten minutes long and containing only 14 scenes, this is generally regarded as the first narrative film. Primitive though it is, the exterior shooting is quite adventurous; and it is still possible to imagine its impact on audiences of the time.
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"From laboratory examination of some of the popular films of... Melies... I came to the conclusion that a picture telling a story in continuity form might draw the customers back to the theatres." (Edwin S. Porter, 1904)
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