Early Movies (1800s)
The first movies made of the 1800s
Updated to include 1887 to 1895
Some are missing as I couldn’t find them on IMDb.
Film not considered a movie is generally not included.
Only notable movies are listed for now but may be updated later to include more.
Also, I am still new to researching the movies so I may have missed some. I will add missing movies as I find them which will result in disorganization by date added but if you list them by release date that solves the problem.
Updated to include 1887 to 1895
Some are missing as I couldn’t find them on IMDb.
Film not considered a movie is generally not included.
Only notable movies are listed for now but may be updated later to include more.
Also, I am still new to researching the movies so I may have missed some. I will add missing movies as I find them which will result in disorganization by date added but if you list them by release date that solves the problem.
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- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceA frame sequence featuring a man walking around a corner.
- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceA shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.
- DirectorOttomar AnschützA horse with rider jumping over an obstacle
- DirectorWilliam Carr CroftsWordsworth DonisthorpeA shot of Trafalgar Square.
- DirectorÉtienne-Jules MareyShot of the flight of a fly.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsGiuseppe Sacco AlbaneseOne of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsGiuseppe Sacco AlbaneseIn an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsGiuseppe Sacco AlbaneseAn Edison company worker makes large gestures in front of a Kinetoscope to test the new camera system.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsJames C. Duncan
- DirectorWilliam Friese-GreeneLost film from 1890, directed by William Friese-Greene.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsJames C. DuncanShort, experimental film depicting James C. Duncan smoking a pipe.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsWilliam K.L. DicksonThe very first American film shown to public audiences and the press. It depicts William K.L. Dickson taking off his hat and greeting the audience.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseShort film featuring two monkeys fighting.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonAn athlete swings Indian clubs.
- DirectorGeorges DemenÿStarsGeorges DemenÿMedium close-up of a man saying "Je vous aime".
- DirectorÉtienne-Jules MareyIn this early film experiment a wave crashes against a jagged rock.
- DirectorÉtienne-Jules MareyShot of two people fencing.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudLost short film consisting of 300 painted images. It shows a clown entering a circus ring and greeting the audience before he starts to perform tricks with three dogs. The dogs jump through hoops, walk on a ball and jump over a wand.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudOne night, Arlequin come to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsKing Edward VIIThis short documentary is a mini-biography of Edward VII, then Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the throne of England. Because his mother, Queen Victoria, reigned for such an unusually long period, he would not receive the crown until her death.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudLost 1892 French short animated film directed by Émile Reynaud about a wanderer who orders a good beer ("Un bon bock") and meets a traveler who also orders a beer. They enter an argument because a kitchen boy steals their beers.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseTwo men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonExperimental film to test the new kinetoscope which depicts two men practicing fencing.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonLost film directed by William K.L. Dickson. Presented by Edison Manufacturing Company.