Most Viewed Year 1896

Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Georges Méliès

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Georges Méliès

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

Genre: Drama

Cast: May Irwin

A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Georges Méliès

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the...

Genre: Documentary

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A butcher puts a full-grown live pig into his large box-like machine. Moments later, he draws out a full range of pork products, many already...

Genre: Comedy

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A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Georges Méliès

Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Auguste Lumière

A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. This film is lost or never existed. Copies...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Alice Guy-Blaché

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Eugen Sandow

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

Genre: Romance

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Three men are sitting around a table, two of them playing a game of Écarté. When the game is over, a domestic serves drinks.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alphonse Winckler

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gaston Méliès

Two babies are shown seated next to each other, in high chairs, apparently enjoying themselves. Suddenly one snatches a toy from the other and they...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Suzanne Lumière

Children dig for clams on the beach

Genre: Documentary

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Genre: Documentary

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People board a leisure ship while porters ship their luggage in the town of Évian-les-Bains.

Genre: Documentary

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The facade and the traffic in front of the Cinematographe in London, close to the large ensign of the historical Empire Theatre, in London.

Genre: Documentary

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Genre: Documentary

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Considered a remake of Lumière's La Voltige from 1895.

Genre: Documentary

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