The Oil Gush in Balakhany (1898)

Original title

Balaxanıda neft fontanı

Directed by

Alexandre Michon

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

Russian Empire

Runtime

50 min

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent film from 1898 shows an oil well blowout in Balakhany, a village near Baku. The camera captures the gushing oil from a fixed viewpoint.

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What happens

The Oil Gush in Balakhany (Azerbaijani: Balaxanıda neft fontanı) is a Russian film written and directed by the pioneer of cinema in Azerbaijan, Alexandre Michon. It was filmed on August 4, 1898, in Balakhany, Baku and presented at the International Paris Exhibition. The film was shot using a 35 mm film on a Lumière cinematograph and is considered the first film in Azerbaijani cinematography. It depicts a blowout from an oil well in the Balakhany village of Baku. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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