The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat is a film associated with 1896. This Lumière brothers short is remembered as an early example of the moving-image spectacle, with a train approaching a station as its defining subject.
For films from the silent and early-cinema era, alternate titles, surviving prints, and restoration histories can differ between archives.
Why The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat is in this movie guide
The film was selected during Zynovue’s historic-cinema coverage audit. Its place in film culture should not be confused with a live IMDb rank or a measured number of monthly Google searches.
Movie information
- Film: The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
- Original release year: 1896
- Coverage: editorial shortlist of widely discussed or acclaimed films
- Guide type: film information and discovery (no video is hosted on this page)
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Editorial note
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