Underplayed Gems

Gold Rush Scenes in the Klondike (1899)

Gold Rush Scenes in the Klondike poster
Original title
Gold Rush Scenes in the Klondike
Directed by
Thomas Crahan, Robert Kates Bonine
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1 min
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a silent documentary from 1899 about the Klondike gold rush. It strings together several shots in an early example of film editing.

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What happens

Gold Rush Scenes in the Klondike est un film américain réalisé par Thomas Crahan et Robert K. Bonine, sorti en 1899. Ce film innove dans le déroulement habituel d’un film « documentaire » (cette appellation documentaire n’apparaît qu’à partir de 1915) en mettant bout à bout plusieurs plans, annonce du montage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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