The Flying Train depicts a ride on a suspended railway. The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures. For many years our curators believed our Mutoscope rolls were slightly shrunken 70mm film, but they were actually shot on Biograph’s proprietary 68mm stock. Formats like Biograph’s 68mm and Fox’s 70mm Grandeur are of particular interest to researchers visiting the Film Study Center because the large image area affords stunning visual clarity and quality, especially compared to the more standard 35mm or 16mm stocks.
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14 reviews
Patrick
You know what, this is actually quite cool
You know what, this is actually quite cool
Petra Klimešová
8.0★ · 10/27/25
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Cineception
5.5★ · 06/21/25
Silently impressive
Silently impressive
Santiago Garza
10.0★ · 03/10/25
This is EPIC
It may be my favorite of the 1900s because of how beautiful it is, it feels like they had recorded it right now. It was recorded on a 68 mm Mutoscope which makes the image look bigger and prettier, the quality in which I saw this is impressive.
It may be my favorite of the 1900s because of how beautiful it is, it feels like they had recorded it right now. It was recorded on a 68 mm Mutoscope which makes the image look bigger and prettier, the quality in which I saw this is impressive.
I’ve seen a lot of 1-2 minute films from 100+ years ago but this is far and away the best one. Unlike many of its peers, this film has a crisp image and is intriguing throughout the entirety of its short runtime. It’s amazing to think of the technology they has so long ago.
I’ve seen a lot of 1-2 minute films from 100+ years ago but this is far and away the best one. Unlike many of its peers, this film has a crisp image and is intriguing throughout the entirety of its short runtime. It’s amazing to think of the technology they has so long ago.
