Desperate Poaching Affray (1903)
- Directed by
- William Haggar
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of poachers get into a violent confrontation with gamekeepers. The film follows the chase and struggle that results from this encounter.
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What happens
Desperate Poaching Affray (known in the United States as The Poachers) is a 1903 British chase film by Wales-based film producer William Haggar. Three minutes long, the film is recognised as an early influence on narrative drama in American film, especially in the chase genre. The film used a number of innovative techniques including on-location shooting, panning shots, and unconventional use of screen edges. The film, along with Frank Mottershaw's film A Daring Daylight Burglary, is considered to have helped launch the chase subgenre and influenced Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Lady Thief and the Baffled Bobbies (1903)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.