The Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat (1898)

Original title

Bibiheybətdə neft fontanı yanğını

Directed by

Alexandre Michon

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

Russian Empire

Runtime

30 min

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 30-second silent documentary film shows an oil well fire burning in the village of Bibiheybat near Baku in 1898. The film simply records the event without any narrative or commentary.

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What happens

The Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat (Azerbaijani: Bibiheybətdə neft fontanı yanğını) is an 1898 Russian silent film. Written and directed by the pioneer of cinema in Azerbaijan, Alexandre Michon, this 30-second film was shot on August 6, 1898 in Bibiheybət village near Baku and presented at the International Paris Exhibition. The film was shot using a 35mm film on a Lumière cinematograph. Some scenes from this film were also shown in France in 1995, in a footage commemorating the 100th anniversary of world cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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