Demolition of a Wall
About Demolition of a Wall
Workers push an old wall at the Lumière factory until it falls. Dust rises. They keep at the rubble with picks. Auguste Lumière is in the picture. Louis Lumière directed and photographed it.
Cast & crew
More about Demolition of a Wall
The English Wikipedia dates the short to 1895 and says Auguste appears with two other men. The catalog describes four workers, a jackscrew, and a pick. Wikidata times it at 1 minute. A Commons file is labeled 1897. The year on this record stays 1896.
Themes
Look
Louis Lumière photographed the wall as it was pushed over at the factory.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The French title is Démolition d'un mur.
- Louis is the director and the camera. Auguste is in front of the lens.
- The wall is at the Lumière factory, not a street set.
Scenes
- The wall hits the ground and a cloud of white dust rises.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Démolition d'un mur)
