L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat

The arrival of a train at the station in La Ciotat is a French silent film from the year 1896. Was directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière. The film had its public premiere on January 6, 1896., The film was shot in 1895.

Action

The film shows how a train starts moving the station of La Ciotat and get the passengers out of this and carry their luggage.

Background

The film was presented according to several film historians before its premiere a selected audience in a café in Paris on 28 December 1895. The evening ended allegedly so that viewers Café fled from panic, because they believed that the train will go into the same café. However, this is for promotional purposes as a modern legend and embellishment.

The film was in the film catalog of the Lumière brothers, the number 653