Rough Sea at Dover

Rough Sea at Dover also known as Rough Seas at Dover, The Beach at Dover and Sea Waves at Dover is an 1895 British short blackandwhite silent documentary film directed and produced by Birt Acres and Robert W. Paul.

The film consists of two distinct shots of different locations which have been edited together. It is not possible to tell with certainty whether these were edited together in the original release version. The first shot is of the rough sea as heavy waves crash against Admiralty Pier in Dover. The second shot is from a different location along a riverbank showing a view of fastflowing water. It has been speculated that this second half of the footage has been taken from Niagara Falls No.The Upper River Just Above The Falls a film made by Acres late in 1895.Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including The Movies Begin A Treasury of Early Cinema, 18941913. ........

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