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Bangor
1898
01min 13sec
silent
black and white
Irish Film Archive
British Film Institute, Irish Film Archive
British Film Institute
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This film is significant as the first film that was shot by an Irishman, Belfast chemist Dr Robert Mitchell.
It features shots of the sailing course with the competing yachts passing the camera.
Title sourced from the Irish Film Archive
Long shots of the course with rowing boat and a buoy in the foreground (18). The competing yachts pass before the camera (30). Views of the empty course (74ft). Source: SIFT - NFTVA database.
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