The best movies 1897

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...

Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

A woman wearing dragonfly wings performs a romantic dreamlike dance.

Francis Doublier does bicycle tricks in the street.

Two carriages pass by, including that of Bey Ali ibn Husayn, each under escort.

A boy steps on the hose a gardener is using to water his garden. The gardener, surprised to see the jet stop, examines the nozzle; at that moment the...

Parade of the Prince Carnival float, then of costumed people and horse-drawn carriages.

Chasseurs Alpins perform various boxing moves.

King Umberto I and Prince Victor Emmanuel, followed by their escort, parade the troops standing at attention.

Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.

View of the riverbanks of the Saône where various boats are moored.

Children enjoying the seaside.

Not much is known about this film except that it was shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin. Presumably produced by Eugène Pirou

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

A very heavy turret is transported on a truck drawn by a long line of horses. The inscription “Charlemagne 53790K” readable on the...

Parade of the queen's float, then a second one on which an orchestra plays; carriages follow them.

A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.

Boys diving into a river.

Chasseurs Alpins manipulate staffs in a coordinated movement.

Chasseurs Alpins march past in a gymnastic step, with music.

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss...

Lost 1897 film in which two men argue over the affection of a woman in a café, with their discussion escalating into a fistfight. Widely...

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.

The first Venezuelan film. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Zulia on 28 January 1897 as the second in a film block of four; the...

Short recording of several parishioners leaving the city's basilica. It is considered the first Spanish film in history.

The second Venezuelan film produced. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on 28 January 1897. The film shows a group of...

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

Second part of the film about people exiting the Church of the Pillar. A few days after shooting 'Salida de misa de doce del Pilar', Jimeno decides...

Arguably the first film to be produced in Galicia (Spain).

Several young and cheerful children share at Cavancha Beach, while a couple begins to dance a cueca.

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.

Filming of the waves in Orzán Beach, Galicia (Spain).

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.