Most Viewed Year 1897 - 5

Remake of the 1895 by the Lumière Brothers. A similar scene is filmed from a different angle, and a young man has replaced the prankster child.

An artillery parade in Cairo near Cairo Citadel filmed by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière Brothers. Original title was "Défilé...

Three military men, seen inside a fortification, are firing on an unseen enemy force. The call for reinforcements but ladders appear signalling the...

Along the seashore near San Francisco, a boat belonging to the Pacific Coast Life Saving Service can just be seen as it returns to shore. Several men...

The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his...

A shot of traffic, Place de Brouckère in Bruxelles.

Serpentine dance.

Mephistopheles demands that Faust kill Marguerite.

A short reenactment of a scene from Goethe's Faust.

Angelic and demonic serpentine dance from dawn of cinema. Hand-colored frame by frame. Lumière no. 765 or 765.1 (colorized, different...

A view of the Great Sphinx with two of Giza's pyramids in the background. A caravan passes the scene.