The Great primitives. - Vol. 1.

France, 1895

Film
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A collection of excerpts from some early pioneer films made between 1895-1912. The films included are; “Lumiere Premiere Program”, made in 1895; “A Trip to the Moon”, made in 1902; “Great Train Robbery”, made in 1903; and, a series of animations done by Cohl between 1908-1912.

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Credits

co-producer

Auguste Lumiere

Louis Lumiere

production company

Jason Films Productions

Duration

00:32:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1895

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016961

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Lumiere, Louis, 1864-1948

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry

Animation

People → Lumiere, Louis, 1864-1948

Silent films

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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