Movie Description
The Arlberg Railway
(1906)Overview
In 1906, the Arlberg Railway, which connects the Austrian cities of Innsbruck and Bludenz, is the only east-west mountain railway in Austria. This 340-second "ghost railroad ride" shows the view from the back of a train, though I'm not sure if it's heading east or west. This kind of film, in vogue at the time, is an intermediate form of short reality, which often showed a train engaging in a bend, and a feature documentary. Its editing is live, linear and temporal, and the cuts are very apparent. Indeed, the choices of where to place the cuts seem to have avoided the less populated stretches. There are plenty of buildings to see, even when the train is not at the station.
Featured Crew
- Director : Frank Ormiston-Smith
- Producer : Charles Urban
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Facts
Original TitleThe Arlberg Railway
Status Released
Release Information
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1906-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 06m
Homepagehttps://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-arlberg-railway-1906-online
Production CompaniesCharles Urban Trading Company
Genres
- Documentary