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How It Feels to Be Run Over

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How It Feels to Be Run Over is a one-minute British silent film , made in 1900, and directed by Cecil M. Hepworth. As in other instances of the very earliest films, the film presents the audience with the images of a shocking experience, without further narrative exposition.[1]

Plot

A coach is coming, and passes through one side of the field of view. Soon after, a car leaves the road, straight into the camera. As it approaches, the passengers begin to move frantically, hoping to avoid the impending collision.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "In praise of... the wow factor at the movies" (editorial). The Guardian. November 19, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

See also