Most Viewed Year 1897

A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.

Two boxers climb into barrels and proceed to pummel each other in this novelty film from the Lumières.

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

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss...

Travellers, nomads and salesmen make their way along a dam next to the Nile.

"A well-known oriental dancer in a dance du ventre to the music of a Turkish band."

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...

Another street scene of daily life.

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

An artillery parade in Cairo near Cairo Citadel filmed by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière Brothers. Original title was "Défilé...

Wintertime in Lyon. About a dozen people, men and women, are having a snowball fight in the middle of a tree-lined street. The cyclist coming along...

A view of the Great Sphinx with two of Giza's pyramids in the background. A caravan passes the scene.

Comic hijinks with a malodorous tramp

A group of four children, circle dancing.

Another critically acclaimed Lumiere street scene.

Staged assassination from the Lumiere company.