A Railway Tragedy (1904)

Genre

silent film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

5 min

Rating

3.8 of 10 from 4 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.

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How it feels

A crime occurs related to a railway setting in early 20th century Britain. The film shows a shocking event unfold in a simple and direct way.

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What happens

A Railway Tragedy is a 1904 British silent crime film, produced by the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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