The Countryman and the Cinematograph

The Countryman and the Cinematograph

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  • 1901
  • 0 hr 1 min
  •  5.4  (44)
  •   Released

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.

The Countryman and the Cinematograph
Description
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.
  • Release Date
    1901
  • Runtime
    0 hr 1 min
  • Language
    en
  • Rating
    5.4  (44)