L'Arroseur Arrosé
1895 film by Louis Lumière / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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L'Arroseur Arrosé (French: [la.ʁo.zœʁ a.ʁo.ze]; also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent comedy film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring François Clerc and Benoît Duval. It was first screened on June 10, 1895.
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Directed by | Louis Lumière |
Produced by | Louis Lumière |
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Cinematography | Louis Lumière |
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Running time | 45 seconds |
Country | France |
Language | Silent |
It is the earliest known instance of film comedy, the first use of film to portray a fictional story, and the first use of a promotional film poster. The film was originally known as Le Jardinier ("The Gardener") or Le Jardinier et le petit espiègle, and is sometimes referred to in English as The Tables Turned on the Gardener, and The Sprinkler Sprinkled.