The best movies 1897

Chasseurs Alpins are performing a bayonet assault exercise in four different directions.

Chasseurs Alpins march past with their backs turned, followed by horses loaded with equipment.

Lost 1897 film in which two men argue over the affection of a woman in a café, with their discussion escalating into a fistfight. Widely...

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.

The first Venezuelan film. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Zulia on 28 January 1897 as the second in a film block of four; the...

Arguably the first film to be produced in Galicia (Spain).

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

Second part of the film about people exiting the Church of the Pillar. A few days after shooting 'Salida de misa de doce del Pilar', Jimeno decides...

Several young and cheerful children share at Cavancha Beach, while a couple begins to dance a cueca.

The second Venezuelan film produced. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on 28 January 1897. The film shows a group of...

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.

Short recording of several parishioners leaving the city's basilica. It is considered the first Spanish film in history.

Filming of the waves in Orzán Beach, Galicia (Spain).