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1. Awakening of Rip (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Drama, Short
The seventh of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip awakes from his slumber, having significantly aged during his sleep.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 622
2. Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Drama, Short
The third of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip helps the dwarf carrying the barrel into the mountains.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 554
3. Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Drama, Short
The fourth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip encounters several other dwarf-like mountain-dwellers.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 562
4. Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
The second of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, a dwarf carrying a barrel appears. Rip friendly takes the barrel from him.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 544
5. Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
The eighth and final of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, an elderly Rip crosses the mountain.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 550
6. Rip's Toast (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Drama, Short
The first of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, two men - one of them being Rip himself - toast and enjoy their drinks.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 566
7. Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
The fifth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip starts drinking with the mountain-men and gets severely drunk.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 542
8. Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Drama, Short
The sixth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip passes out from drinking and falls asleep.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 570
9. Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Fred Ott
Votes: 2,194
10. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 3,299
11. Eye Myth (1977)
1 min | Short
After the title, a white screen gives way to a series of frames suggestive of abstract art, usually with one or two colors dominating and rapid change in the images. Two figures emerge from... See full summary »
Director: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 1,114
12. Panagur (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A black and white short film documenting a large group of people.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 110
13. Peracki (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film by the Manaki brothers which documents women doing the laundry.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 110
14. Turski profesor vo zemjodelsko uciliste (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film by the Manaki brothers which documents cattle breeding.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 108
15. Bacilo (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film containing early Balkan footage directed by the Manaki brothers.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 115
16. Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Music
The earliest extant sound film. William K.L. Dickson stands in the background next to a huge sound pickup horn connected to a Thomas Edison phonograph recorder. As he plays a violin, two ... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 2,563
17. Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
"This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Secondly, it is the only accurate recent portrait of the great inventor. The scene is an actual one, ... See full summary »
Director: James H. White | Star: Thomas A. Edison
Votes: 720
18. Parada na srpska vojska vo Bitola (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film about the Serbian army doing a parade in Bitola.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 105
19. Veterinarna stanica (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film by the Manaki brothers which documents animal breeding.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 109
20. Night Music (1986)
1 min | Short
An experimental short film of flashing images made by Stan Brakhage.
Director: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 933
21. Panagur vo ber (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 109
22. Parada na turska artilerija (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 106
23. Sandow (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Sport
Strong-man Eugene (Eugen) Sandow poses in a long shot on a bare stage against a black background, wearing only tight trunks and laced sandals. He begins with his arms folded against his ... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Eugen Sandow
Votes: 1,077
24. The Countryman's First Sight of the Animated Pictures (1901)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an unsophisticated (and stereotypical) country yokel ... See full summary »
Director: Robert W. Paul
Votes: 780
25. Pogreb vo Bitola (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary which captures a funeral taking place on the main street of Bitola.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 106
26. Pazar i kasapi (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 107
27. Proslava na vodici vo Bitola (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the celebration of Epiphany in Bitola.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 101
28. Verski praznik zadusnica (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the religious holiday All Souls' Day.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 102
29. The Finish of Bridget McKeen (1901)
1 min | Comedy, Short
The cook has trouble lighting the stove, so she adds kerosene, with explosive results.
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 177
31. A Chess Dispute (1903)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces. A fight ensues, first with the squirting... See full summary »
Director: Robert W. Paul | Star: Alfred Collins
Votes: 729
32. A Computer Animated Hand (1972)
TV-Y | 6 min | Animation, Short
Displays the hand turning, opening and closing, pointing at the viewer, and flexing its fingers, ending with a shot that seemingly travels up inside the hand.
Directors: Ed Catmull, Frederic Parke | Star: Ed Catmull
Votes: 458
33. Écriture à l'envers (1896)
1 min | Short
A black in white short film in which a man writes backwards on a board and displays the message.
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: Félicien Trewey
Votes: 324
34. Alger: déchargement au port (1896)
1 min | Short
Porters bring goods inside a warehouse in Algiers.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 51
35. Alger: rue Bab-Azoun (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film from the Lumière Brothers which documents a busy street scene.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 264
36. Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dance routines. She uses her dance steps and her long, flowing skirts to create a variety of visual patterns.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Annabelle Moore
Votes: 2,405
37. Arrivée d'un train à Perrache (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A train arrives at the Perrache station.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 667
38. Arroseur et arrosé (1896)
1 min | Short, Comedy
A household gardener is outside watering the garden. Unknown to him, the son of another servant sneaks up behind him and steps on the hose, stopping the flow of water. The befuddled ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Doublier
Votes: 697
39. Assiettes tournantes (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which documents the performance of a juggler.
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: Félicien Trewey
Votes: 376
40. Ateliers de La Ciotat (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which documents the workday of shipbuilders.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 494
41. Attelage d'un camion (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A horse team is pulling a truck.
Votes: 381
42. Baba Despina (1905)
1 min | Short
A short film from Janaki and Milton Manaki capturing footage of their grandmother, Despina.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 259
43. The Sea (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,508
44. Bains en mer (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
This short documentary captures various men and children enjoying water activities.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière, Rose Lumière, Édouard Lumière
Votes: 375
45. Bains sur la Saône (1897)
1 min | Short
A short black and white film which captures children jumping off a floating raft and playing in the water.
Votes: 314
47. Balançoires (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary detailing visitors of an amusement park riding three separate attractions.
Votes: 242
48. Bullet Piercing a Soap Bubble (1904)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Pioneering chronophotograph of a bullet piercing a soap bubble in slow motion.
Director: Lucien Bull
Votes: 298
49. Boat Leaving the Port (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Three men in a rowboat are leaving the harbor.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Votes: 1,576
50. Bassin des Tuileries (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short scene showing a small man-made pond and a number of boys playing with their boats.
Votes: 441
51. Berlin: Panoptikum (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
In this short documentary a camera placed in the street captures the activity of the city.
Votes: 290
52. Blacksmith Scene (1893)
Unrated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Charles Kayser, John Ott
Votes: 2,771
53. Bonne d'enfants et soldat (1897)
1 min | Short, Comedy
A lady who is reading is walking with her young son past a couple of soldiers and the soldiers decide to play a prank on the lady.
Votes: 415
55. Chamonix: Arrivée en voitures des breaks d'excursion (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film which documents passengers exiting a horse drawn carriage.
Votes: 219
56. Chamonix: Le Mauvais Pas (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film documenting a group of people climbing a Chamonix mountain pass.
Votes: 235
57. Champs-Élysées (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which records a street race.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 384
58. Chicago Police Parade (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Walking four abreast, in groups of six rows, 144 of Chicago's finest parade past a stationary camera. Each of the six groups that pass is escorted by an officer. All are men, all are white,... See full summary »
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 574
59. Christmas Day (1928)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The Fuentes children - Ruben, Ophelia, Mercedes, Antonio, and Carmen - congregate on the porch under the tree on Christmas Day to play with their brand new toys.
Directors: Josefina Barrera Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 115
60. Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A most interesting picture at the Pan-American Exposition. The picture was taken from the north side of the Electric Tower. It presents the most perfect and diversified views of the ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 474
61. Colleurs d'affiches (1897)
1 min | Short, Comedy
A black in white short in which a man applies a movie poster to the side of a building wall.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 312
62. Cologne: sortie de la cathédrale (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film which captures the crowd at the Cologne Cathedral after the main religious services.
Director: Charles Moisson
Votes: 110
63. Comte de Montebello et général de Boisdeffre se rendant au Kremlin [Moscou] (1896)
1 min | Short
A black and white short film from the Lumiere brothers which documents the arrival of Count of Montebello.
Director: Charles Moisson
Votes: 112
64. Concours de boules (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which documents an outdoor bowling game.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 560
65. Cortège au mariage de la princesse Maud (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which documents the parade procession at the wedding of Princess Maud in London.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 228
66. Couronnement du Czar: Les Souverains et les Invités se rendant au sacre (escalier rouge) (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which documents the coronation of Tsar Nicolas II.
Director: Charles Moisson | Stars: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra
Votes: 248
67. Course de matelots (1897)
1 min | Short
Sailors on the shore racing on foot across the sand.
Director: Alexandre Promio
68. Course en sacs (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Several competitors take part in a friendly sack race, with widely varying degrees of success.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 542
69. Crkva vo Grevena (1911)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the Grevena Church.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 97
70. Débarquement (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which depicts passengers exiting from a ship.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 253
71. Débarquement d'une mouche (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film documenting passengers leaving a ship.
Director: Georges Hatot
Votes: 203
72. Défilé de voitures de bébés à la pouponnière de Paris (1899)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A long line of nurses pushing carts with their babies enter from the far right, cross a garden in front of the large nursery home, and leave by the close left to the camera. A few toddlers ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 421
73. Demolition of a Wall (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: Auguste Lumière
Votes: 2,770
74. Députations asiatiques (1896)
1 min | Short
A black and white short film from the Lumière brothers documenting the Coronation of the Czar.
Director: Charles Moisson
Votes: 110
75. Danseuses des rues (1896)
1 min | Short
Three young women dance in Drury Lane, London.
Stars: Jules Fuerst, Félicien Trewey
Votes: 353
76. Defile na voen orkestar, kocii i konjanici (1908)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the defilee of Army Orchestra, Carriages and Horsemen.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 105
77. Départ de Jérusalem en chemin de fer (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short
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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Auguste Lumière, Alexandre Promio
Votes: 1,048
78. Domashna rabota (predilki) (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The movie depicts Macedonian women are shown working hard.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 198
79. Douche après le bain (1897)
1 min | Short, Comedy
A black and white short film of children having a water fight.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Édouard Lumière, Louise Willy
Votes: 361
81. Dresden, August-Brücke (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which captures the busy activity on Dresden street.
Votes: 306
82. Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
The execution of Topsy, a female elephant, in a publicity stunt advertising the opening of Luna Park on Coney Island. Topsy was originally owned by Forepaugh Circus where she killed a ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Carl Goliath, Topsy
Votes: 1,931
83. Children at Play (1896)
1 min | Short, Documentary
A short black and white film in which children are seen playing a game of marbles.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Madeleine Koehler, Marcel Koehler, Andrée Lumière, Suzanne Lumière
Votes: 217
84. Entrée du cortège royal à l'Exposition (1897)
1 min | Short
The Swedish Royal family arrives at the General Art and Industrial Exposition at Djurgården in Stockholm on 15 May 1897.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 73
85. Entrée d'une noce à l'église (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film documenting the marriage procession with a bride and her father.
Votes: 286
86. The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique (1902)
1 min | Short, History
This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place during the eruption are plain to be seen. ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 612
87. The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin (1896)
1 min | Short, Horror
As an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,057
88. Evian: procession de la Fête-Dieu I (1898)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short film which documents a circuitous parade route.
Votes: 206
91. The Delights of Automobiling (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
As two couples enjoy their evening promenade in a nice but rickety open motor car, without notice, an explosion blows the vehicle to smithereens.
Director: Cecil M. Hepworth | Stars: Cecil M. Hepworth, Henry Lawley
Votes: 1,009
92. Fêtes du jubilé de la Reine d'Angleterre: la foule suivant le cortège (1897)
1 min | Short
An increasingly dense crowd invades the street, forcing cars to stop.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 22
93. Fêtes du jubilé de la Reine d'Angleterre: la Reine arrivant à Windsor (1897)
1 min | Short
Queen Victoria arrives in a procession of carriages escorted by horsemen, amid an exuberant crowd.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 22
94. Fêtes franco-russes: Cherbourg, Entrée des Souverains russes et du président de la République sous le hall (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white documentary from A. Lumiere in which people are scene exiting a boat.
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: François Félix Faure
Votes: 201
95. Fêtes franco-russes: Paris, la foule sur la place de l'Opéra (1896)
1 min | Short
A black and white short from the Lumière brothers in which a crowds is filmed at the Place de l'Opèra in Paris.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 182
96. Fêtes franco-russes: Paris, les souverains russes et le Président de la République Félix Faure aux Champs-Elysées (1896)
1 min | Short
A black and white short from the Lumière brothers documenting Czar Nicholas II of Russia visiting France.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 186
97. Fourth of July Parade (1929)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Documents the passage of an Independence Day parade through a Mexican-American community in Corpus Christi, TX.
Directors: Josefina Barrera Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 102
98. Francfort-sur-le-Main, Alter-Marktplatz (1896)
1 min | Short
One shot: the newsstand next to the Hauptwache.
Votes: 108
99. Intérieur d'une imprimerie (tirage d'une épreuve) (1899)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary which captures the work of a printer.
Votes: 180
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