PANORAMIC VIEW OF FRERE CAMP TAKEN FROM THE FRONT OF AN ARMOURED TRAIN, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1899
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 536337).
Synopsis
ACTUALITY. Boer War. 'Phantom ride' taken from a moving train (moving right to left) showing the British encampment at Frere, with rows of white tents, soldiers staring at the train as it goes by, a large number of horses, further tents and some field artillery (32ft).
Note: Originally filmed in 68mm. The film shows considerable vibration, for which the cameraman Dickson apologises in his account of the filming.
Refs. W.K-L. Dickson, The Biograph in Battle (1901), pp. 52-3. John Barnes, Filming the Boer War (1992), p. 191. Palace Theatre programme 29 January 1900 (PANORAMA OF CAMP FRERE).
Titles
- SCHULTZE CAN 46A (Acquisition)
- PANORAMA OF CAMP FRERE (Alternative)
- PANORAMA OF THE ARMY CAMP AT FRERE TAKEN FROM A RAILWAY TRUC K (Alternative)
- PANORAMIC VIEW OF FRERE CAMP TAKEN FROM THE FRONT OF AN ARMOURED TRAIN, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1899
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1899
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm Film
- Colour:
- Black/White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 32 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- Great Britain
- Photography
- DICKSON, William Kennedy-Laurie
- Production Company
- British Mutoscope and Biograph Company
