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Burning of St. Pierre (Martinique)
(1902) United States of America
B&W : [?] 75, 200 or 250? feet
Directed by [?] B. Smith and/or Edwin S. Porter?

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] B. Smith and/or Edwin S. Porter. / © 31 May 1902 by Thomas A. Edison [H18371]. Released May 1902. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A series companion film to Mt. Pelee Smoking Before Eruption (1902) and Mt. Pelee in Eruption and Destruction of St. Pierre (1902).

Documentary.

Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Shows the shower of ashes and cinders falling upon the stricken city, the boiling water in the harbor, the air laden with smoke and ash dust, the destroyed buildings, the fallen lighthouse, and a great volume of smoke pouring from the crater of Mt. Pelee.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 14 March 2008.

References: Website-AFI.