San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906 (1906)
- Genre
- documentary film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a short silent film showing the damage after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It uses text slides to explain what the audience is seeing.
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What happens
San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906 is an American short black-and-white documentary silent film. The film documents the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This film is "narrated" with the standard text slides between scenes. In 2005, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division released the 13-minute film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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