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  • Panorama of Calcutta (1899)
  • Short | 2 min | Documentary, Short
Panorama of Calcutta (1899)
Short | 2 min | Documentary, Short

This is one of the earliest films to be shot in India - it was filmed in 1899. The film apparently shows the Kolkata (Calcutta) ghats as seen from the perspective of a boat travelling along the Hooghly river, a tributary of the Ganges. ...See moreThis is one of the earliest films to be shot in India - it was filmed in 1899. The film apparently shows the Kolkata (Calcutta) ghats as seen from the perspective of a boat travelling along the Hooghly river, a tributary of the Ganges. However, although the film's title states that this is Calcutta, the footage was in fact shot in the holy city of Varanasi (also on the Ganges). The filmmaker from the Warwick Trading Company clearly had a short memory or a limited sense of geography. Written by Robin Baker See less
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Updated Dec 31, 1899

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1899 (India)

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