The Dinosaur and the Baby

Mar 15, 1967

1h 1m

★ 6.0

Overview

An hour-long discussion between Fritz Lang and Jean-Luc Godard in which they discuss a variety of art forms, the role of the cinema, their collaboration together, and much more. (Filmed in 1964 but released for TV in 1967.)

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

ORTF

The Dinosaur and the Baby Trailers

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Cast

Self

Fritz Lang

Self

Jean-Luc Godard

Self

Howard Vernon

Hans Beckert (archive footage)

Peter Lorre

Paul Javal (archive footage)

Michel Piccoli

Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)

Jack Palance

Francesca Vanini (archive footage)

Giorgia Moll

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

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