The_Oxford_and_Cambridge_University_Boat_Race_(1895_film)

<i>The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race</i> (film)

The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race (film)

1895 British film

The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Birt Acres. It was filmed on 30 March 1895.

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This film became the first in the UK to be commercially screened outside London and was displayed at Cardiff Town Hall on 5 May 1896.[1]

Content

The film consists of a simple shot (approximately one minute or less) of the 1895 edition of the Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race.

References

  1. [1]
    "Overview of British Film History". Learn about movie posters.com. Retrieved 7 April 2007.


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