''The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race'' is an 1895

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silent documentary film directed and produced by

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. It was filmed on 30 March 1895. This film became the first in the UK to be commercially screened outside

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Town Hall on 5 May 1896.

Content

The film consists of a simple shot (approximately one minute or less) of the 1895 edition of the Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race.

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* 1895 films 1890s British films British short documentary films British silent short films Seafaring films Documentary films about water transport Rowing films 1890s short documentary films Black-and-white documentary films The Boat Race Films directed by Birt Acres Documentary films about England 1895 in London Films shot in London British black-and-white films British sports documentary films Silent adventure films {{sport-documentary-film-stub