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Movie poster: The Burglars (1898)
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The Burglars

1898 · 1 min Action Comedy Crime
4.3 / 10 · TMDB

Cops chase a pair of burglars on the rooftops of the city. Gaston Breteau filmed the original film in early 1898 for Lumiére, and also the remake in late 1898 for Gaumont.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Les Cambrioleurs
Year 1898
Country France
Genre Action, Comedy, Crime
Director Alice Guy-Blaché
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.3/10 (23 votes)

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The film constructs its comedy from the sheer physical contrast between the agile burglars and their pursuers. It relies on the simplest chase premise to explore the very foundations of cinematic action and visual humor.

What lingers after viewing is the charm of pure, unadulterated motion-picture spectacle. A delightful and historically significant snippet where the comedy is in the stumble and the thrill is in the climb. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Alice Guy-Blaché

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