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Photographing a Ghost (1898)

Photographing a Ghost poster
Directed by
George Albert Smith
Genre
fantasy film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1 min
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of photographers attempts to capture a ghost on film but every effort goes wrong. The ghost keeps disappearing or ruining the picture in silly ways.

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What happens

Photographing a Ghost (1898) is a silent short film directed by George Albert Smith. It is about photographers that try, but repeatedly fail, to take a picture of a ghost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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