Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat Cast and Crew

Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat

Plot: Filmed in 1896 by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière company, this short actuality presents one of the earliest traveling shots in cinema. With the camera mounted on a gondola, the film glides along Venice’s Grand Canal, capturing passing gondolas, bustling waterfront activity, and the city’s iconic architecture from a moving perspective

Release Date: Sunday, October 25 1896
128 years ago

Genres: Documentary

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Cast

Crew

Alexandre Promio. Alexandre Promio was 28 in Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat as 'Director'

Birthday: Thu, Jul 09 1868 –
Died: Fri, Dec 24 1926

Louis Lumière. Louis Lumière was 32 in Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat as 'Producer'

Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1864 –
Died: Sun, Jun 06 1948

Auguste Lumière. Auguste Lumière was 34 in Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat as 'Producer'

Birthday: Sun, Oct 19 1862 –
Died: Sat, Apr 10 1954