''The Oil Gush in Balakhany'' ( az, Balaxanıda neft fontanı) is a film written and directed by the pioneer of
cinema in Azerbaijan,
Alexandre Michon
Alexander Mishon (russian: Александр Михайлович Мишон; 5 July 1858, in Kharkiv – 5 July 1921, near Samara) was a Russian Empire photographer and cinematographer. Born to a French family in Kharkiv, he started his caree ...
. It was filmed on August 4, 1898, in
Balakhany,
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
and presented at the
International Paris Exhibition. The film was shot using a 35 mm film on a Lumière
cinematograph
Cinematograph or kinematograph is an early term for several types of motion picture film mechanisms. The name was used for movie cameras as well as film projectors, or for complete systems that also provided means to print films (such as the Cin ...
and is considered the first film in Azerbaijani cinematography. It depicts a blowout from an oil well in the Balakhany village of Baku.
See also
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List of Azerbaijani films before 1920
A list of films produced between 1898 and 1919 in the Republic of Azerbaijan, which at the time consisted of governorates that were part of the Russian Empire (1898–1918) and then the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1919).
1898–1908
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References
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1898 films
Azerbaijani silent short films
Azerbaijani short documentary films
Petroleum industry in Azerbaijan
Oil wells
1890s short documentary films
Films of the Russian Empire
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