The best movies 1896 Pagina 16

The delegations of German choirs march behind their flags and enter the building.

Actuality film. Late 19th century General Officer ranks and higher cross to a ship over a gangplank. As VIPs they meet some people which we don't...

A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.

Possibly the oldest surviving film shot in Spain, depicts Spanish dancers frantically doing their thing.

A small boat, with three men aboard, is shaken by the backwash.

Two women and a man come aboard a small boat. On the dock, friends and family are waving goodbye, until the boat moves out of focus.

Shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

An African American family eats watermelons.

On a dock, a crane lifts the stall where a horse is locked and pivots.

Watering the Flowers (French: L'Arroseur) was an 1896 French short comedy film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by...

On the platform, passengers wait for the train to enter the station. Employees open the doors: people on the platform approach the carriages, while...

Comic film shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

American Falls, from Incline R.R. (1896) is a brief silent actuality directed by James H. White and produced by Thomas A. Edison. Filmed from a...

Slavic dance routine by Les Sœurs Rappo

Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.

Brighton. Landing of party from small boat with comic incidents.

A view of the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva.

Panoramic view of the docks, the city and a pontoon bridge.

Short made in Mexico.

Back from fishing, fishermen in a boat pull out sardines caught in the net.