History
by jdelezenne | created - 26 Jan 2019 | updated - 11 Dec 2019 | Public- Genres
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1. Man Walking Around the Corner (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A frame sequence featuring a man walking around a corner.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 1,565
2. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
In the garden, a man asks his friends to do something silly for him to record on film.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Stars: Annie Hartley, Adolphe Le Prince, Joseph Whitley, Sarah Whitley
Votes: 6,785
3. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 3,296
4. Accordion Player (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A very brief film of a man playing the accordion.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Star: Adolphe Le Prince
Votes: 1,456
5. Pferd und Reiter Springen über ein Hindernis (1888)
1 min | Short
A horse with rider jumping over an obstacle
Director: Ottomar Anschütz
Votes: 444
6. Brighton Street Scene (1888)
Documentary, Short
Lost film from 1888, directed by William Friese-Greene.
Director: William Friese-Greene
Votes: 160
7. Hyde Park Corner (1889)
1 min | Short
A lost film not seen since it was made.
Director: William Friese-Greene
Votes: 299
8. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
One of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,644
9. Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
1 min | Short
In an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,196
10. London's Trafalgar Square (1890)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A shot of Trafalgar Square.
Directors: William Carr Crofts, Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Votes: 915
11. Mosquinha (1890)
1 min | Short
Shot of the flight of a fly.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 739
12. Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea (1890)
Short
Lost film from 1890, directed by William Friese-Greene.
Director: William Friese-Greene
Votes: 242
13. Dickson Greeting (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
The very first American film shown to public audiences and the press. It depicts William K.L. Dickson taking off his hat and greeting the audience.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 1,565
14. Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)
Short
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: James C. Duncan
Votes: 145
15. Duncan Smoking (1891)
1 min | Short
Short, experimental film depicting James C. Duncan smoking a pipe.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: James C. Duncan
Votes: 196
16. Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)
Short
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Stars: Fred C. Devonald, James C. Duncan
Votes: 135
17. Men Boxing (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Action
Two men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 1,112
18. Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)
Documentary, Short
Short film featuring two monkeys fighting.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 136
19. Newark Athlete (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
An athlete swings Indian clubs.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 1,815
20. Je vous aime (1891)
1 min | Short
Medium close-up of a man saying "Je vous aime".
Director: Georges Demenÿ | Star: Georges Demenÿ
Votes: 399
21. La vague (1891)
1 min | Short
In this early film experiment a wave crashes against a jagged rock.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 511
22. Two Fencers (1891)
1 min | Short, Sport
Shot of two people fencing.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 381
23. Passage de Venus (1874)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Series of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.
Director: P.J.C. Janssen
Votes: 2,076
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