The best movies 1897

Procession of the sacred carpet.

Chasseurs Alpins are performing a bayonet assault exercise in four different directions.

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

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

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.

Children enjoying the seaside.

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...

Chasseurs Alpins march past, with music.

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

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

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

Two duelists, armed with pistols, open fire: one of them is hit and collapses. First aid is given to him, while the other is taken away.

A line is shot to the man clinging to the overturned boat. He fastens it to his body using all his fast failing strength. The crew pull him through...

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

Chasseurs Alpins perform various boxing moves.

A series of actuality films showing the procession to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.

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

Chasseurs Alpins manipulate staffs in a coordinated movement.

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

Chasseurs Alpins are giving a demonstration of weapons handling.

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.

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...

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

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...

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.

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

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.

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

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