1898 Movies

Part 10 of Alexandre Promio's Passion Play, in which Jesus is nailed to the Cross.

The film opens showing the native daughters mounted on horses.

Two fighters, in traditional costume, taking part to the national kendo tournament.

"Shows 34th Michigan boys hard at work with pick and shovel, preparing the way for passage of seige guns."

Workmen fix a walkway with bitumen.

Sailors training with swords.

Panorama cable car of Mont-Dore.

Reenactment of Jesus Christ with his cross.

Interesting types of Mexicans watch the arrivals by the train. Sombreros, serapes and mantillas give the scene a very distinctive foreign appearance.

A clown cuts off a customer's head and replaces it.

Earliest known example of African American intimacy on screen. This version is shot with a wider view and shows more of the vaudeville stylings of Sai...

A hypnotism scene from the Lumière Brothers.

Seagulls flock around a moving ferryboat in San Francisco Bay in this 2-shot short film.

Parade footage.

Georges Hatot and Gaston Bretaeau with Henri Vallouy, a Gaumont employee, acting as cinematographer. Breteau himself seems to have taken the main role...