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Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge

Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge

1888Short⏱️ 1m
DocumentaryShort
6.6
IMDB Rating
3,537 votes

A shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.

Director
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Release Date
October 1, 1890
Language
None
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Leeds Bridge, Bridge End, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Production
Whitley Partners

🏷️ Keywords

year 188819th centuryexperimental shortbridgestreet life

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

Very interesting
by rbverhoef2006-08-02
8/10

"How interesting, moving images from 1888. This film only plays for two seconds and could be considered as the second film ever made, after 'Roundhay Garden Scene' from the same year and same director. That director is Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, who mysteriously disappeared in 1890 after making only these two short films. Le Prince is the first great name when you talk about motion pictures, even though Lumière and Edison are much more famous. Seeing his two films, both two seconds long, gives a special feeling. Basically you are watching the birth of cinema. It is the same feeli..."

💡 Did You Know?

Director Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince' disappeared under suspicious circumstances whilst on a train traveling back to France. He was never seen again.

📖 Synopsis

A shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.