Most Popular Titles Released In 1896
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The Arrival of a Train
(1896 Documentary) A group of people are standing in a straight line along the platform of a railway station, waiting for a train... Dir: Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière Documentary 1 mins. |
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Conjuring
(1896 Short Film) Boognish the goddemon Wants your soul to perform tricks for him. WEEN is your only salvation. Dir: Georges Méliès |
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The House of the Devil
(1896 Short Film) With the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters. Dir: Georges Méliès With: Jeanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès Horror 3 mins. |
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The Kiss
(1896 Short Film) Two people kiss. Dir: William Heise With: May Irwin, John C. Rice Romance 1 mins. |
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Coucher de la mariée
(1896 Short Film) Dir: Albert Kirchner With: Louise Willy |
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A Nightmare
(1896 Short Film) A man sleeps fitfully then dreams that a lovely woman is sitting at the foot of his bed. He reaches to embrace her and she becomes a minstrel... Dir: Georges Méliès 1 mins. |
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The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin
(1896 Short Film) A woman disappears on stage. Dir: Georges Méliès With: Jeanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès 1 mins. |
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La fée aux choux
(1896 Short Film) The first film directed by a female director, "The Cabbage Fairy" presents a brief fantasy tale involving... Dir: Alice Guy With: Alice Guy, Germaine Serand, Yvonne Serand Family | Fantasy 1 mins. |
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Une partie de cartes
(1896 Short Film) 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 tray... Dir: Georges Méliès With: Gaston Méliès, Georges Méliès, Georgette Méliès Biography 1 mins. |
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Danse serpentine
(1896 Short Film) Dir: Louis Lumière With: Loie Fuller 1 mins. |