Most Viewed Year 1896 - 24

Persimmon winning the 1896 Epsom Derby. Not to be confused with 'The Derby 1985' from the same director.

Jumping the Blanket.

A man and a girl approach, while three riders pass in rapid succession across the field.

Lumiere panorama shot.

This is the first film ever filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. The part of the city featured is Djurgården (Tiergarten in German). It is where the...

People being fully dressed walking on the beach.

Cyclists and horse riders arriving at the cottage (1896)

The first X-ray cinematograph film ever taken, shown by Dr. MacIntyre at the London Royal Society (1896 and 1909). X-ray pictures of a frog knee...

Street scenes released by Gaumont and filmed on equipment made by Georges Demenÿ. (On view at BFI Mediatheque).

A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs...

Short documentary film produced by Eugène Pirou.

Early short film

Alice Guy-Blaché's second film for Gaumont.

A drunkard fooling around. Serious damage marks.

Soldiers sit down and they're served food.

In a medium long shot, we see a view of the Seine, with some logs floating. Perhaps they are rubbish. Swimmers enter from the right, get as far as...