Louis Lumière Movies

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

While his aide continuously turns the handle of the bellows, keeping hot a small furnace in front of him, a farrier prepares a horse's hoof to...

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

Sailors training with swords.

Four men stand holding what appears to be a blanket, while one wearing a hat stands watching. A sixth man then runs towards them and attempts to jump...

A military horseback riding event from 1897.

Boys diving into a river.

Panorama film shot floating down the Seine.

View of a group of Milanese rowers. The video was made by the operator Giuseppe Filippi, the official dealer of the Lumière Brothers for the...

Two teams of artillery carriages, parading side by side past the grandstand during the inauguration ceremony of President McKinley in Washington DC.

Panoramic view of the banks of the River Nile.

In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching...

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

A horse-drawn carriage stops in front of a villa. The residents greet the newcomers, as the coach driver unloads baggages.

Clarence Dock

A crowd of passers-by is granted access to a drawbridge by its gatekeeper.

A short film of boats sailing in the New York Harbor

"These rocks, near Biarritz, are very well known. The scene shows the rough sea hitting their feet. There are no characters." Lumiere brothers

A Chinese dragon parade.

A moustachioed Frenchman presents his performing cats.