The Surrender of Tournavos (1897 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
In one of his numerous reconstructed newsreels, the indefatigable French director, Georges Méliès, reenacts a fictional scene taking place in a fort at Tyrnavos during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.
Directed by Georges Méliès
Production
company
Star Film Company
Release date
1897
Running time
59 feet (approx. 1 minute)
Country France
Language Silent
68
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Salida de misa de doce del Pilar de Zaragoza (1897 Film) -- Directed By Eduardo Jimeno -- Full Movie
Short documentary where people come out of a church in Zaragoza.
Short silent film by Eduardo Jimeno, a pioneer of the Spanish cinema.
81
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Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets (1897 Film) -- Produced By Henry Walter Barnett -- Full Movie
Produced by Henry Walter Barnett
Production
company
Falk Studios Melbourne
Release date
1897 (Australia)
Running time
2 min 20 sec
Country Australia
Language Silent
70
views
On The Roofs (1897 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
A woman's home is forcibly invaded by robbers, and a clumsy law enforcement officer tries to detain the thieves -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Starring Georges Méliès
Release date
1897
Running time
1min 11secs
Country France
Language Silent
62
views
Old Man Drinking A Glass Of Beer (1897 Film) -- Directed By George Albert Smith -- Full Movie
An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Finally, he cocks a snook - and doesn't bother to uncock it as he continues to drink -- IMDB
Directed by George Albert Smith
Produced by George Albert Smith
Starring Tom Green
Cinematography George Albert Smith
Production
company
G.A. Smith
Release date
September 1897
Running time
35 secs
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
86
views
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Leaving Jerusalem By Railway (1897 Film) -- Directed By Alexandre Promio -- Full Movie
A train is leaving a railway station at the outskirts of Jerusalem. From the very end of the train a barren, rocky landscape is seen, and some ruins of very old buildings,. Five men walk along the track, tipping their hats when the train departs. When it approaches the station building more people are seen, people of different ethnicity and religion. Some men wear fezzes on their heads and canes in their hands. A Franciscan monk comes walking in the middle of a mixed group of people. The platform outside the station is crowded with people waiting for the next train. Among them is a man with a sword at his side. The big windows of the station are covered with shutters. After the station the train passes a long fence, enclosing a lumberyard -- IMDB
Directed by Alexandre Promio
Produced by Auguste and Louis Lumière
Distributed by Auguste and Louis Lumière
Release date
1897
Country France
Languages Silent film
French intertitles
100
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The Last Cartridges (1897 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
Directed by Georges Méliès
Produced by Star Film Company
Distributed by Star Film Company
Release date
1897
Running time
1min 11secs
Country France
Languages Silent
French intertitles
68
views
Driving With Greenland Dogs (1897 Film) -- Directed By Peter Elfelt -- Full Movie
A Danish factor ("colony manager") in Greenland drives a sledge with the help of some Greenlandic sledge dogs in Fælledparken in Copenhagen as an illustration of his life in Greenland in this first film ever shot in Denmark (by Peter Elfelt) -- IMDB
Directed by Peter Elfelt
Starring Johan Carl Joensen
Cinematography Peter Elfelt
Release date
1897
Running time
<1 minutes
Country Denmark
Language Silent Film
54
views
The Haverstraw Tunnel (1897 Film) -- Produced By American Mutoscope Company -- Full Movie
A view from the front of a moving train. A tunnel, a few seconds of darkness. Once outside, on the other side of the tunnel, a man crosses the train tracks -- IMDB
Production
company
American Mutoscope Company
Release date
1897
Running time
1538 frames
Country United States
Language Silent
71
views
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897 Film) -- Directed By Enoch J. Rector -- Full Movie
Documentary film depicting the 1897 boxing match between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons in Carson City, Nevada on St. Patrick's Day. Originally running for more than 100 minutes, it is the world's first feature film -- IMDB
Directed by Enoch J. Rector
Produced by William Aloysius Brady
Starring James J. Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Cinematography Enoch J. Rector
Distributed by Veriscope
Release date
May 22, 1897
Running time
c. 90–100 minutes
Country United States
Box office $100,000–$750,000
138
views
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The Bewitched Inn (1897 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
At a solitary cheap inn, a distant traveller overcome with fatigue has a close encounter with the supernatural -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Production
company
Star Film Company
Release date
1897
Running time
40 meters
Country France
Language Silent
93
views
Between Calais and Dover (1897 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
Using the same rocking effect previously employed in "Combat naval en Grèce (1897)", the director Georges Méliès recreates the illusion of a small ship in a tempest -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Starring
Georges Méliès
Georgette Méliès
Joseph Grapinet
Production
company
Star Film Company
Release date
1897
Running time
Approx. 1 min.[1]
Country France
Language Silent film
86
views
After The Ball (1897 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
The first film to ever show a nudity scene on screen is a simple presentation of a servant preparing a bath for another woman -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Produced by Star Film Company
Starring Jehanne d'Alcy
Jane Brady
Release date
1897
Running time
Short
Country France
Language Silent film
90
views
Santa Claus (1898 Film) -- Directed By George Albert Smith -- Full Movie
Directed by George Albert Smith
Brother and sister are sent to bed on Christmas Eve, and while they are asleep, Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills their waiting stockings with toys -- IMDB
Starring Laura Bayley
Harold Smith
Dorothy Smith
Release date
September 1898
Running time
1 min 16 secs
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
77
views
The Magician (1898 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
In a traditional "magician" attire, the wizard of illusion and jump cuts, Georges Méliès, says the magic words and conjures up wonders from a plain wooden box -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Produced by Georges Méliès
Starring Georges Méliès
Release date
1898
Running time
1 minute
Country France
Language Silent
63
views
The Four Troublesome Heads (1898 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
Much to our amazement, an elegant and masterful illusionist detaches his own head effortlessly from his shoulders for a once-in-a-lifetime performance -- IMDB
French Un homme de têtes
Directed by Georges Méliès
Written by Georges Méliès
Starring Georges Méliès
Release date
1898
Running time
About 50 seconds[1]
65 feet (20 metres)[2]
Country France
Language Silent
60
views
Come Along, Do! (1898 Film) -- Directed By Robert W. Paul -- Full Movie
A couple look at a statue while eating in an art gallery -- IMDB
Directed by Robert W. Paul
Produced by Robert W. Paul
Production
company
Paul's Animatograph Works
Release date
1898
Running time
1 minute, 38 secs surviving
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
75
views
The Cavalier's Dream (1898 Film) -- Produced By Vitagraph -- Full Movie
The Cavalier's Dream (1898)
He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast. Mephistopheles appears; then the old witch, who suddenly changes to a beautiful young girl. The changes and magical appearances are startling and instantaneous -- IMDB
Produced by Vitagraph Studios
Distributed by Edison Studios
Release date
December 1898
Running time
1 minute
Country United States
Language English
58
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The Ball Game (1898 Film) -- Directed By William Heise -- Full Movie
The Reading's [Pennsylvania] pitcher has just let a Newark [New Jersey] batsman walk to first. Our camera is stationed about twenty feet from the bag, and the satisfied grin of the runner is great as he touches first and gets up on his toes for second. Next man cracks first ball pitched for a two-bagger, and races for the base with a wonderful burst of speed. First baseman just misses a put out. Very exciting. Man on the coaching line yells, and umpire runs up and makes decision. Small boy runs past back of the catcher close to the grand stand, where there is great commotion. A most excellent subject, treated brilliantly -- IMDB
Distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company
Release date
May 20, 1898
Country United States
Language Silent
58
views
The Astrononomer's Dream (1898 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Based on "Les Farces de la Lune ou les Mésaventures de Nostradamus"
by Georges Méliès
Starring Georges Méliès
Release date
1898
Running time
Approx. 3 minutes[1]
Country France
Language Silent
48
views
A Mysterious Portrait (1899 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Full Movie
A magician has a picture frame set up. He then proceeds to make a second version of himself appear inside it -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Release date
1899
Running time
Short
Country France
Language Silent film
67
views
The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899 Film) -- Directed By George Albert Smith -- Full Movie
A humorous subject intended to be run as a part of a railroad scene during the period in which the train is passing through a tunnel -- IMDB
Directed by George Albert Smith
Produced by George Albert Smith
Starring Laura Bayley
George Albert Smith
Cinematography George Albert Smith
Release date
March 1899
Running time
1 min 3 secs
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
67
views
King John (1899 Film) -- Directed By Walter Pfeffer Dando, William K.L. Dickson, And Herbert Beerbohm Tree -- Partial Film
King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way -- IMDB
102
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Kidnapping By Indians (1899 Film) -- Directed By Mitchell And Kenyon -- Full Movie
Townspeople in strange attire are being attacked by Indians who appear from the woods.. Both sides start shooting. While some Indians dance, the town begins to burn. Cowboys appear and shoot most people involved in the conflict down -- IMDB
Directed by Mitchell and Kenyon
Produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
Cinematography James Kenyon
Release date
1899
Running time
1 minute
Country United Kingdom
Languages Silent
English intertitles
85
views
The Dreyfus Affair (1899 Film) -- Directed By Georges Méliès -- Series
Dramatized re-enactments of the events of the Dreyfus-affair from 1894 to 1899 -- IMDB
Directed by Georges Méliès
Production
company
Star Film Company
Distributed by
Star Film Company
Warwick Trading Company
Release date
September 1899[1]
Running time
240 meters/780 feet total[1]
Approx. 13 minutes total[2]
Country France
Language Silent
187
views