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Movie poster: The Evidence of the Film (1913)
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The Evidence of the Film

1913 · 15 min Crime
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

A messenger boy is wrongfully accused of stealing bonds worth $20,000. Luckily, a film crew is shooting a moving picture on the same street. The boy's accuser has the police convinced, until...

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Year 1913
Country United States of America
Genre Crime
Director Edwin Thanhouser
Runtime 15 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (20 votes)

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The film constructs a clever narrative that relies on the novel idea of film-within-a-film as evidence. It explores the tension between flawed human testimony and the mechanical eye of the camera, building a case for technology's role in uncovering truth.

What lingers after the final reel is the elegant simplicity of the solution and the prescient commentary on cinema's power to document and exonerate. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Edwin Thanhouser

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With focused attention, to appreciate the early cinematic craft and the clever, self-referential plot twist.

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