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Life of an American Fireman (1903)

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Year
1903
Runtime
6 min.
Directors
Edwin S. Porter, George S. Fleming
Genres
Action, Short
Rating *
6.4
Votes *
1,188
Checks
1,895
Favs
25
Dislikes
16
Favs/checks
1.3% (1:76)
Favs/dislikes
2:1
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  1. Dan Bull's avatar

    Dan Bull

    These firefighters' hose accuracy seems to need some serious improvement. 10 years ago
  2. davidsietsma's avatar

    davidsietsma

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyjceskGZIc 10 years 7 months ago
  3. ca_horror_fan's avatar

    ca_horror_fan

    It's curious they showed the rescue from one camera's view, then from another. They apparently hadn't worked out yet how best to intertwine two views into one story. 8 years 10 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #12 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  2. This movie ranks #18 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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  3. This movie ranks #288 in Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten
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  4. This movie ranks #699 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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