Most Popular Titles Released In 1897
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Le voyage du Président Félix Faure en Russie (Août 1897): L'impératrice descend l'escalier rouge du palais de Saint-Pétersbourg, accompagnée des dames d'honneur et suivie de tous les princes et grands ducs de la cour impériale
(1897 Documentary) With: François Félix Faure, Tsarina Alexandra Documentary |
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The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
(1897) The first known feature film! A very unusual filmed record of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight originally ran over 90 minutes in length. Dir: Enoch J. Rector With: James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Billy Madden News | Sport |
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Bataille de neige
(1897 Documentary) Wintertime in Lyons. About a dozen people, men and women, are having a snowball fight in the middle of a tree-lined street... Dir: Louis Lumière Documentary 1 mins. |
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Scrub Yacht Race
(1897 Documentary) "A very pretty view of a half-dozen of the speediest craft of the Larchmont fleet in a cup race. The... Documentary | Sport |
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The Bewitched Inn
(1897 Short Film) A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted... Dir: Georges Méliès With: Georges Méliès Comedy 2 mins. |
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Au réfectoire
(1897 Short Film) Dir: Alice Guy Comedy |
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Reproduction of the Corbett and Fitzsimmons Fight
(1897) News | Sport |
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After the Ball, the Bath
(1897 Short Film) Dir: Georges Méliès With: Jane Brady, Jeanne d'Alcy |
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Leaving Jerusalem by Railway
(1897 Documentary) A train, with a camera mounted near the front, pulls out of the Jerusalem station. It passes groups... Dir: Alexandre Promio Documentary 1 mins. |
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Dewars Scotch Whiskey
(1897 Short Film) A line of giddy, possibly drunk men, dressed in Scottish highland outfits, perform a disorderly dance routine in front of a sign advertising the product of the title. This film is often described as the first filmed advertisement. 1 mins. |





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