The Miller and the Sweep (1897)

Directed by

George Albert Smith

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1 min

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A miller carrying flour and a sweep carrying soot get into a fight in front of a windmill. A crowd shows up and chases them away.

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What happens

The Miller and the Sweep is an 1898 British short black-and-white silent comedy film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a miller carrying a bag of flour fighting with a chimney sweep carrying a bag of soot in front of a windmill, before a crowd comes and chases them away. The film, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "was one of the first films made by G.A. Smith, shortly after he first acquired a camera," and is also, "one of the earliest films to show a clear awareness of its visual impact when projected." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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