Sack Race

• Movies
• 1896-10-25
• FR
• Released
• 0h 1m
• FR
• Documentary

• 5.8
• 35

Production

Lumière

Storyline

Shot in 1896, this playful actuality captures workers from the Lumière factory in Lyon competing in a sack race. The scene shows the participants’ comic struggles and falls, with onlookers enjoying the lighthearted contest. Beyond its humor, the film offers a glimpse of everyday leisure and camaraderie among the Lumière workforce during cinema’s earliest years.