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Explosion of a motor car
Title
Explosion of a motor car [electronic resource] / directed by Cecil M. Hepworth.
Published
London : British Film Institute, 1900.
Physical Description
1 online resource (2 min.).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 4, 2014).
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Silent film online). Available via World Wide Web.
This edition silent with musical background.
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Summary
This short, silent trick film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth uses a stationary camera in the middle of a country road. An automobile with four passengers approaches and suddenly explodes into a heap. A policeman rushes to the scene and watches as the shattered remains of the passengers slowly float down from the sky. The policeman diligently makes notes while gathering together and reassembling the fragments in one place.
Variant and related titles
Explosion of an automobile
Delights of automobiling
Other formats
Previously released as DVD.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Added to Catalog
July 14, 2014
Series
Silent film online
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