The best movies 1896 Pagina 23

A train pulls into the station, and the crowd of travelers invades the dock.

In commercial sales catalogs from the Société L. Gaumont et Cie, this film (cataloged under "Vues animées") is credited to the...

Campinos on horseback drive small herds of cattle through the vast area of the traditional fair, before prospective buyers.

This was one of a number of films made to exploit the filmic possibilities of flowing water in the wake of the popular appeal of Rough Sea at Dover.

Remake of the Louis Lumière film, shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital...

In a medium long shot, we see a view of the Seine, with some logs floating. Perhaps they are rubbish. Swimmers enter from the right, get as far as...

In a sunny open air setting with a background of high, deep foliage trees, and a white-walled storeyed house, an acrobat with light shirt and...

Shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

One of the many performances of the Serpentine Dance that was recorded on film, shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin and starring Miss...

Young boys going into the sea water by Brighton's West Pier in the UK to pick up pennies thrown in by people on the pier.

Made in 1896 during the flat racing season (March-October) at Stockton Racecourse, a former horse racing venue in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire,...

This is the first film ever filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. The part of the city featured is Djurgården (Tiergarten in German). It is where the...

The cuirassiers mount their saddles and gallop off.

Filmed in 1896, this actuality captures everyday life at Alexanderplatz, one of Berlin’s central squares. The camera records crowds of...

Parade of an engineering regiment.

"No Longer Alone". Parody of "Finally Alone".

Military parade shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

Children diving into the river.

A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs...

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

The earliest surviving footage of bustling Victorian Bradford. A girl stands centre, possibly selling something to passersby. A small brass band...