Skyscrapers (1906)

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

11 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film follows workers building a tall skyscraper in New York City. It shows the danger and the teamwork involved in the construction.

groundedobservationalbustlingearnestroughatmosphericenergeticgritty

What happens

Skyscrapers, also known as The Skyscrapers of New York, is an American silent film produced by the Biograph Company which was almost entirely filmed on location on the construction site of one of New York's tallest skyscrapers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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