Underplayed Gems

Départ des officiers (1896)

Départ des officiers poster
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
France
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

This is a very short silent film from 1896. It shows French army officers leaving the end of a period of service or training.

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What happens

Dispensa dos oficiais (título original em francês: Départ des officiers) é um curta-metragem mudo francês de 1896, dirigido e produzido por Georges Méliès e lançado pela Star Film. Registrado sob o número 68 do catálogo Star Film, é uma cena de atualidade que registrava oficiais do Exército Francês ao final de um período de serviço ou instrução militar. O filme integra a série de cenas militares de atualidade que Méliès produziu ao longo de 1896 e é atualmente considerado perdido. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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