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Movie poster: A Railway Collision (1900)
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A Railway Collision

1900 · 1 min Drama
4.3 / 10 · TMDB

The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of speed. At this instant the audience is appalled at the sight of a second train rushing out of the tunnel. Both trains are on the same track and traveling toward each other at a high rate of speed. They collide. Cars and engines are smashed into fragments and thrown down the steep incline. (Edison Catalog)

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📋 Film Details

Year 1900
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Walter R. Booth
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.3/10 (10 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs pure, unadulterated tension through visual storytelling alone, relying on editing and the relentless movement toward the tunnel to create a sense of inevitable doom. It explores cinema's fundamental power to shock and awe using the most basic elements of conflict and consequence.

What lingers after the brief runtime is a raw, visceral jolt—a testament to the medium's innate ability to captivate through sheer spectacle and simulated danger. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Walter R. Booth

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