A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
Directed byLouis Lumière, Auguste Lumière
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 0h 1m
- Language
- FR
- Released
- June 30, 1896
Featuring
Cast & crew
Madeleine Koehler
Self
Marcel Koehler
Self
Marguerite Lumière
Self
Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Self
Rose Lumière
Self
Suzanne Lumière
Self
- Directed by
- Louis Lumière
Auguste Lumière
- Produced by
- Louis LumièreAuguste Lumière
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