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Release Year1903
Runtime0h 07m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresAction
Votes132
DirectorEdwin S. Porter
WritersEdwin S. Porter
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsLife of an American Fireman
About Life of an American Fireman
Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with their horse drawn pumper, arrive on the scene, and effect the safe rescue of a woman from the burning house. But wait, she tells them of her child yet asleep in the burning bedroom...
Directed by Edwin S. Porter, Life of an American Fireman leans on a strong ensemble — Vivian Vaughan, James H. White, Arthur White — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1903.
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