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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Deep Sea Divers |
| Date | c.1898 |
| Document Type | Film |
| Library/Archive | BFI National Archive |
| Collection | Victorian Compilation |
| Notes | 35mm, black and white. Note: originally filmed in 68mm. |
| Topics | film |
| Production Company | American Mutoscope Company |
| Duration | 00:00:20 |
| Genre | reconstruction |
| Description | Studio scene, filmed at a slight angle, showing two deep sea divers exploring the hull of a wrecked ship on the sea bed. Models of fish move to and fro before them. One of the divers is being winched up while carrying a girl in white in his arms. Jump cut at 4ft, after which the diver on a rope is lowered down. His companion has moved off-screen but returns. The first diver (with the girl) is winched up. |
| Copyright | BFI National Archive |