The Countryman and the Cinematograph

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The Countryman and the Cinematograph

Released: Oct 1, 1901

Runtime: 0h 1m

Rating: ⭐ 5.4 / 10

Comedy

Overview

A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an unsophisticated (and stereotypical) country yokel is alternately baffled and terrified, in the latter case by the apparent approach of a steam train.