''Démolition d'un mur'' (''Demolition of a wall'') is a 1895

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directed and produced by

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and starring his brother ''Auguste Lumière'', along with two other men.

Production

It was filmed by means of the

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, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a

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with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1.

Synopsis

Another single-shot Lumière Brothers film, this time showing the demolition of a wall in the grounds of the factory.

Current status

Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet.

References

External links

* * 1895 films French black-and-white films French silent short films Films directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière 1895 short films 1890s French films {{1890s-France-film-stub