Most Viewed Year 1896

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

Street scene in Berlin.

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

A small boy feeds his dog sugar cane by making him perform high jumps.

From the BFI Collection, this film is actually two films spliced together into one. The first is Birt Acres' work 'A Corner of Barnet Fair' which is...

A newlywed couple in front of their wedding-bed after their wedding. The woman undresses in front of her husband. A French erotic short film...

Arrival of a railway train.

A French family consisting of father, mother and two children, sitting around a table and eating a meal.

Fire brigade turnout in Berlin.

Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.

Three girls and a boy playing with their toys.

Fire brigade response to an alarm in Berlin.

Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital...

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a...

A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.

Police parade in Germany.