Qafqaz və Merkuri cəmiyyətinin paroxodunun limandan yola düşməsi (1898)

Directed by

Alexandre Michon

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

Russian Empire, Azerbaijan

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent documentary from 1898 shows a steamer leaving a port. It was one of the first films made in Azerbaijan.

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What happens

Qafqaz və Merkuri cəmiyyətinin paroxodunun limandan yola düşməsi (Departure of the steamer of the Caucasus and Mercury Society from the port) is one of the earliest films produced in the cinema of Azerbaijan. Directed by Azeri cinema pioneer Alexandre Michon, it was released in the summer of 1898. The film was shot on 35mm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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