Synopsis
A poetic tribute to the “Great Pacific” locomotives, as they live their last hours. After a century of glory as the “Queens of the Rails,” they are driven into a warehouse where, after one last emission of steam, they are dismantled with blow torches and sold for scrap.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Pléiade
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (1)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1969
- Runtime : 14 min
- Visa number : 35384
- Visa issue date : 21/04/1969
- Color type : Color
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)