Leaving Jerusalem by Railway (1897)

Name: Leaving Jerusalem by Railway
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1897-04-29

Running Time

Plot.

Lasting for roughly 50 seconds, it shows the goodbyes of many passersby - first Europeans, then Palestinian Arabs, then Palestinian Jews - as a train leaves Jerusalem.

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Cast & Crew.

Alexandre Promio

Director

Louis Lumière

Producer

Auguste Lumière

Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
April 29, 1897

Original Name
Départ de Jérusalem en chemin de fer (panorama)

Status
Released

Running Time
1m

Wiki.

Départ de Jérusalem en chemin de fer (translated into English as Leaving Jerusalem by Railway) is an 1897 film directed by Alexandre Promio and released by the Lumière brothers. Lasting for roughly 50 seconds, it shows the goodbyes of many passersby - first Europeans, then Palestinian Arabs, then Palestinian Jews - as a train leaves Jerusalem.