Old Town Firemen
Country
Austria-HungaryCopyright
1898Production year
1898Premiere
28 August 1898Runtime
1 minDirector
Jan KříženeckýCategory
filmGenre
reportageTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Staroměstští hasičiCzech title
Staroměstští hasičiEnglish title
Old Town FiremenParallel title
Výjezd parní stříkačky k ohni / Výjezd staroměstských hasičů k ohni / Odjezd k ohni / Jízda hasičů s parní stříkačkou k ohniEnglish parallel title
Trip the steam syringe to the fireSynopsis
Horse-drawn fire trucks enter leave the fire station yard and speed by the camera. One of the trucks is massively smoking. Firefighters in shiny helmets sit on the trucks.
Note
The film was shot and screened in the Czech Cinematograph Pavilion during the Exhibition of Architecture and Engineering at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, which lasted from June to October 1898.
Photos
Crew and creators
Director
Director of Photography
Locations
Praha, Staré Město (Praha), Obecní dvůr /dnes neexistující/ (Staré Město)
Production info
Original Title
Staroměstští hasiči
Czech Title
Staroměstští hasiči
English Title
Old Town Firemen
Parallel Title
Výjezd parní stříkačky k ohni / Výjezd staroměstských hasičů k ohni / Odjezd k ohni / Jízda hasičů s parní stříkačkou k ohni
English Parallel Title
Trip the steam syringe to the fire
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
reportage
Origin country
Austria-Hungary
Copyright
1898
Production Year
1898
Premiere
premiere 28 August 1898 (Výstava architektury a inženýrství na pražském Výstavišti)
renewed premiere 30 August 2018 /suitable for all ages without limit/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Národní filmový archiv (obnovená 2018)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
1 min
Original length in metres
17 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm, DCP 2-D
Aspect ratio
1:1,26
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
without subtitles
