Where to watch The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) in the UK
The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) is available to watch free in the UK on BFI Player. Last verified on 17 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the Tunnel is said to mark the beginnings of narrative editing. It is in fact, two films in one, hence the 2 min length. Firstly, the G.A. Smith film here for the central cheeky scene in the carriage. The train view footage however is Cecil Hepworth's work, entitled 'View From An Engine Front - Shilla Mill Tunnel', edited into two halves in order to provide a visual narrative of the train entering the tunnel before the kiss and then leaving afterwards. More information about the filming of the phantom train ride can be found searching for the Hepworth film separately.
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1899 early film kiss - 'The Kiss in the Tunnel' | BFI National Archive
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The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on BFI Player in the United Kingdom.
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