1897 Movies
- 1897
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat7.1041897HD
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and ev...
- 1897
Snowball Fight
Snowball Fight6.5921897HD
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 th...
- 1897
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory5.11897HD
“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...
- 1897
Between Calais and Dover
Between Calais and Dover5.4191897HD
A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.
- 1897
The Bewitched Inn
The Bewitched Inn6.31897HD
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 room--be...
- 1897
After the Ball
After the Ball5.11897HD
A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.
- 1897
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom5.41897HD
A man peeping through a keyhole at an attractive young woman gets his comeuppance. This film, presumed lost, is often mistaken for Ferdinand Zecca's "...
- 1897
The Miller and the Sweep
The Miller and the Sweep5.4351897HD
In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle. The other is a chimney sweep, and he's sw...
- 1897
The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle5.6481897HD
A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.
- 1897
The X-Ray Fiend
The X-Ray Fiend5.41897HD
A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in...
- 1897
Bocal aux poissons rouges
Bocal aux poissons rouges5.1361897HD
[…] by shooting the fish in a globular bowl, the Lumières effectively use a fisheye lens, which offers distortions. The history of cinema has witnesse...
- 1897
Naval Combat in Greece
Naval Combat in Greece5.31897HD
An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the ca...
- 1897
The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle4.71897HD
George Albert Smith's remake of Georges Méliès - Le Manoir du diable (The Haunted Castle) from 1896. This film is lost or never existed. Copies of it...
- 1897
Serpentine Dance
Serpentine Dance6.4931897HD
Angelic and demonic serpentine dance from dawn of cinema. Hand-colored frame by frame. Lumière no. 765 or 765.1 (colorized, different dancer?).
- 1897
Bonne d'enfants et soldat
Bonne d'enfants et soldat5.81897HD
A maid is out walking with her young charge when a soldier takes the boy's place.
- 1897
The Fisherman at the Stream
The Fisherman at the Stream4.8421897HD
A boy is fishing in a stream when some others see an opportunity for mischief.
- 1897
The Burglars
The Burglars4.3641897HD
Cops chase a pair of burglars on the rooftops of the city.
- 1897
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise4.31897HD
This one is modelled on the painting by Paul Delaroche and is an extension of the stage act known as “tableau vivant”.
- 1897
Transport of a Turret by a Team of 60 Horses
Transport of a Turret by a Team of 60 Horses5.31897HD
A very heavy turret is transported on a truck drawn by a long line of horses. The inscription “Charlemagne 53790K” readable on the turret suggests th...
- 1897
Seminary Girls
Seminary Girls5.0831897HD
From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A most amusing and life-like scene, in which a number of young ladies clad in their night robes, are seen engaged...