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1. Passage de Venus (1874)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Series of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.
Director: P.J.C. Janssen
Votes: 2,085
2. La Rosace Magique (1878)
1 min | Animation, Short
Pre-cinematography color animation of Abstract expressionism.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 330
3. La danse sur la corde (1878)
1 min | Animation, Short
Between 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. La danse sur la corde is animation number 7 of the first series.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 168
4. Le jeu de corde (1878)
1 min | Animation, Short
Between 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. La jeu de corde is animation number 9 of the first series.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 147
5. Zim, Boum, Boum (1878)
1 min | Animation, Short
Between 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. "Zimm. Boum. Boum!" is animation number 10 of the first series.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 155
6. Les Chiens Savants (1878)
Animation, Short
Between 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. "Les Chiens Savants" is animation number 8 of the first series.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 69
7. Le singe musicien (1878)
1 min | Animation, Short
Pre-cinematograph colour animation of the monkey playing his violin
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 399
8. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Stars: Gilbert Domm, Sallie Gardner
Votes: 3,693
9. Athlete Swinging a Pick (1881)
1 min | Documentary, Short
In this brief photographic sequence, Eadweard Muybridge himself poses nude and swings a miner's pick, in 18 different photographs.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Star: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 574
10. Skeleton of Horse (1881)
1 min | Animation, Short
Images show the skeleton of a horse running.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 257
11. The Kiss (1882)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Two women shake hands and kiss. The first ever moving image of a kiss was not filmed, but consists of individual photographs shot by Eadweard Muybridge in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using Muybridge's zoopraxiscope.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 349
12. The 1882 Transit of Venus (1882)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Telescopic chronophotography of the 1882 transit of Venus as observed from Lick Observatory.
Director: David Peck Todd
Votes: 187
13. Buffalo Running (1883)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Individual photographs of the running of a buffalo shot in rapid succession.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 1,202
14. L'homme machine (1885)
1 min | Animation, Short
A machine tries to replicate a man walking.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 512
15. Woman Walking Downstairs (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A series a photographs, depicting a nude model coming down a staircase and towards the viewer.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 382
16. Cockatoo Flying (1887)
Documentary, Short
This series of images by Muybridge pictures a cockatoo in flight.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 258
17. Man Walking Around the Corner (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A frame sequence featuring a man walking around a corner.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 1,566
18. Capybara Walking (1887)
1 min | Short
Eadweard Muybridge photographs a capybara in motion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 500
19. Child Carrying Flowers to Woman (1887)
1 min | Short
Eadweard Muybridge's motion photography film depicts a child bringing a bouquet of flowers to a topless woman who kisses his cheek.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 423
20. Jumping Over a Man's Back-Leapfrog (1887)
1 min | Short, Sport
A brief series photography by British Photographer Eadweard Muybridge featuring two boys playing leapfrog.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 263
21. Woman Crossing Brook on Stepping-Stones with a Fishing Pole and a Can (1887)
1 min | Short
A semi-nude female model crosses a creek on stepping stones, in one hand a fishing pole; in the other a basket.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 225
22. Woman Jumping from Rock to Rock (1887)
Short
A nude model wearing a see-through skirt jumping from one rock another other rock. It begins on a frontal view and ends on a side view.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 193
23. Woman Picking Up Child (1887)
Documentary, Short
This series of photographs depict two nude models: a woman and a young child, as the woman picks up the child.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 148
24. Woman Opening Umbrella (1887)
Short
A detailed human locomotion study of photos, showing a woman opening a parasol.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 179
25. Woman Pouring from Jug (1887)
1 min | Short
Eadweard Muybridge's nude female model is depicted in a series of images, detailing her bending over and pouring water from a jug.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 193
26. Dog Running (1887)
Short
Eadweard Muybridge photographs a dog running from two different angles: one from the side, one from the back.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 145
27. Elephant Walking (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A series of photographs picturing an elephant walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 184
28. Man Riding Jumping Horse (1887)
Short
A man riding a horse jumps over an obstacle.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Star: Daisy
Votes: 194
29. Woman Sitting Down (1887)
Short
Eadweard Muybridge's nude female model sits down in a chair in a series of photographs taken to study the human locomotion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 167
30. Woman Picking Up Skirt (1887)
Short
A series of images of a nude model picking up a translucent skirt from the floor.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 190
31. Woman Getting Into Bed (1887)
Short
A film experiment featuring one of Eadweard Muybridge's nude female models getting into a bed.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 182
32. Storks, Swans, etc. (1887)
1 min | Short
A flock of various birds is shown in a series of photographs by Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 96
33. Chickens Scared by Torpedo (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A locomotion study by Muybridge, made up of still photographs and featuring some chickens frightened at the explosion of several torpedoes.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 207
34. Antelope Trotting (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A series of photographs of an antelope in motion, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 122
35. Horse Bouquet Galloping, Saddled with Rider (1887)
1 min | Short
Two shots of a thoroughbred horse at a gallop, with a rider: one from the side, the other from the front.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Star: Bouquet
Votes: 114
36. Ox Walking (1887)
1 min | Short
An ox in motion is photographed by Eadweard Muybridge in a series of photographs taken to study the animal locomotion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 130
37. Gnu Bucking and Galloping (1887)
Short
A series of images by Muybridge of a gnu in motion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 125
38. Oryx Galloping (1887)
Short
An orex at a gallop, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 109
39. Mule Kicking (1887)
Short
A mule kicking with her hind legs, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Star: Ruth
Votes: 135
40. Lioness Walking (1887)
Documentary, Short
A female lion walking in a series of photographs shot by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 198
41. Man Taking Off His Boater (1887)
Short
A series of photographs of a man in a suit taking a hat off his head.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 154
42. Woman Throwing Baseball (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A series of photographic images by photographer Eadweard Muybridge, showing a nude woman picking up a baseball and throwing it.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 265
43. Baboon Walking on All Fours (1887)
Short
A baboon is shown walking on all fours in this photographic series by Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 129
44. Woman Hopping on One Foot (1887)
Short
Two separate series of photographs, (one taken from the front, the other from the back) showing a nude woman jumping up and down on one foot.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 196
45. Goat Walking (1887)
Short
A series of images photographed by Eadweard Muybridge, featuring a goat walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 141
46. Pig Walking (1887)
Short
Two series of photos showing a pig walking. One is taken from the front, the other from the side.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 143
47. Virginia Deer, Buck, Galloping (1887)
Short
A Virginia deer is shown in a series of photographs, in the action of galloping.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 118
48. Kangaroo Walking on All Fours, Changing to Jumping (1887)
Short
A kangaroo in shown in motion in a series of photographs: first shown at a walk, them gradually changing to jumping.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 123
49. Adjutant Walking (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A series of photographs shot by Eadweard Muybridge, depicting an adjutant walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 131
50. Baboon Climbing a Pole (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A photographic series depicting a baboon climbing up a pole.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 132
51. Tigress Walking (1887)
1 min | Short
Muybridge photographs a tigress, or female tiger, in the action of walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 128
52. Leopard Walking (1887)
Short
A series of photographs showing the movements of a walking leopard.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 103
53. Lion Walking (1887)
Documentary, Short
A series of photographs depicting a male lion walking, shot by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 183
54. Woman Setting Down Jug (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A nude model poses for a series of photographs, which depict her setting down a jug on the floor.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 174
55. Eland Trotting (1887)
Short
Eadweard Muybridge photographs an eland in motion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 108
56. Guanaco Galloping (1887)
Short
A guanaco in motion, in the action of galloping, as photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 112
57. Ostrich Walking (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Two series of images by Eadweard Muybridge of an ostrich walking: one taken from the side, the other from the back.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 184
58. Raccoon Walking (1887)
Short
This motion study of animal locomotion by Muybridge features a raccoon walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 140
59. Sloth Climbing (1887)
Short
A series of photographs depicting a sloth in motion, photographed by Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 113
60. Pferd und Reiter Springen über ein Hindernis (1888)
1 min | Short
A horse with rider jumping over an obstacle
Director: Ottomar Anschütz
Votes: 445
61. 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
62. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
In the garden, a man asks his friends to do something silly for him to record on film.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Stars: Annie Hartley, Adolphe Le Prince, Joseph Whitley, Sarah Whitley
Votes: 6,803
63. Accordion Player (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A very brief film of a man playing the accordion.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Star: Adolphe Le Prince
Votes: 1,459
64. Leisurely Pedestrians, Open Topped Buses and Hansom Cabs with Trotting Horses (1889)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Alleged silent black-and-white short film shot at Apsley Gate, Hyde Park, London.
Director: William Friese-Greene
Votes: 486
65. London's Trafalgar Square (1890)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A shot of Trafalgar Square.
Directors: William Carr Crofts, Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Votes: 916
66. Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea (1890)
Short
Lost film from 1890, directed by William Friese-Greene.
Director: William Friese-Greene
Votes: 243
67. Mosquinha (1890)
1 min | Short
Shot of the flight of a fly.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 745
68. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
One of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,648
69. Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
1 min | Short
In 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.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,198
70. Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)
1 min | Short
An Edison company worker makes large gestures in front of a Kinetoscope to test the new camera system.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 481
71. Je vous aime (1891)
1 min | Short
Medium close-up of a man saying "Je vous aime".
Director: Georges Demenÿ | Star: Georges Demenÿ
Votes: 400
72. Two Fencers (1891)
1 min | Short, Sport
Shot of two people fencing.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 382
73. Newark Athlete (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
An athlete swings Indian clubs.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 1,816
74. Dickson Greeting (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
The 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.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 1,569
75. Duncan Smoking (1891)
1 min | Short
Short, experimental film depicting James C. Duncan smoking a pipe.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: James C. Duncan
Votes: 197
76. Men Boxing (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Action
Two men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 1,112
77. La vague (1891)
1 min | Short
In this early film experiment a wave crashes against a jagged rock.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 513
78. Pauvre Pierrot (1892)
TV-PG | 5 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
One 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.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 2,006
79. A Hand Shake (1892)
1 min | Short
Two men shake hands for the Kinetograph.
Stars: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 613
80. Fencing (1892)
1 min | Short, Sport
Experimental film to test the new kinetoscope which depicts two men practicing fencing.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 574
81. Horse Shoeing (1893)
1 min | Documentary, Short
One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would ... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 265
82. 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
83. Rabbits (1893)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Rabbits jump, play and interact with each other in multiple different sequences.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 151
84. 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
85. Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of them shows his money to the other, who is commenting on the fight.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Henry Welton
Votes: 498
86. Athlete with Wand (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Sport
A gymnast assumes a number of positions while holding a wand in both hands.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 620
87. Carmencita (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Performing on what looks like a small wooden stage, wearing a dress with a hoop skirt and white high-heeled pumps, Carmencita does a dance with kicks and twirls, a smile always on her face.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Carmencita
Votes: 2,052
88. Edison Kinetoscope Records: Annie Oakley (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Western
Annie Oakley, the 'Little Miss Sure Shot' of the 'Wild West' gives an exhibition of rifle shooting at glass balls and clay pigeons in a film from the Edison Catalog.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Francis E. Butler, Annie Oakley
Votes: 1,492
89. Sandow: The Strong Man (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Eugen Sandow
Votes: 1,233
90. A Bar Room Scene (1894)
Short
"Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 87
92. Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters swing roundhouse blows at each other. Mike ... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Jack Cushing, Mike Leonard
Votes: 509
93. The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Action, Comedy
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Henry Welton
Votes: 1,441
94. Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)
Unrated | 1 min | Short
"King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home." (from Edison Films)
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Juan A. Caicedo
Votes: 919
95. 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
96. Buffalo Dance (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Western
Three Sioux Indians perform a 'buffalo dance', while two others use drums to supply a rhythm. The three dancers move around in a circle as they perform the various actions that are part of the dance.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Hair Coat, Parts His Hair, Last Horse
Votes: 1,035
97. Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Western
A group of Sioux Indians from Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition demonstrates a dance called a "ghost dance".
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 818
98. The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)
1 min | Short, Sport
A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the light-haired smaller one goes down; but... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Eugene Hornbacker, Murphy
Votes: 364
99. Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a classic style trying to contend with an opponent who uses a very unorthodox approach.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: The Glenroy Brothers
Votes: 852
100. Hadj Cheriff (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
Hadj Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Edison studio.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Hadj Cheriff
Votes: 552
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