The Road of Anthracite (1903)

- Directed by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This silent short film shows scenes from a train line to promote that passengers will not be covered in coal dust. It is one of the earliest examples of advertising on film.
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What happens
The Road of Anthracite byl americký němý film z roku 1903. Režisérem byl Edwin S. Porter (1870–1941). Film, který se skládal z několika scén, měl propagačně ukázat, že cestující na lince Delaware-Lackawanna nebudou zasaženi uhelnými sazemi (antracitem). Jedná se o jednu z prvních reklam na filmovém plátně. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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