1897 Movie Trailers
Watch official trailers for movies released in 1897.
Most Popular 1897 Trailers
Total trailers found: 644
Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : la reine arrivant à Windsor Trailer (1897)
21 June 1897
Short film from (1897)
Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : le cortège, l’artillerie de marine Trailer (1897)
22 June 1897
Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : le cortège, les cavaliers du Cap Trailer (1897)
22 June 1897
Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : Le cortège, les princes étrangers Trailer (1897)
22 June 1897
Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : le cortège, les gardes du corps et la musique des dragons Trailer (1897)
22 June 1897
![Panorama des rives du Nil, [VII] Trailer](https://media.movieassets.com/static/images/items/movies/backdrops/330/90/panorama-des-rives-du-nil-vii-c8fdfd0dbe1363ee536b7bbf15858c16.jpg)
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory Trailer (1897)
31 May 1897
“This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Secondly, it is the only accurate recent portrait of the great inventor.
![Panorama des rives du Nil, [II] Trailer](https://media.movieassets.com/static/images/items/movies/backdrops/330/90/panorama-des-rives-du-nil-ii-9e6b56f18a7a553f2c4bf62e85b21ccd.jpg)
Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : le cortège, la reine Trailer (1897)
22 June 1897
Another parade film from the Lumiere company.
Brighton Seagoing Electric Car Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
A view taken from Brighton beach on the Channel coast of the transit of Magnus Volk’s amazing seagoing electric railway, long celebrated as one of the world’s more bizarre railway experiments.
Boxers in Barrels Trailer (1897)
04 April 1897
Two boxers climb into barrels and proceed to pummel each other in this novelty film from the Lumières.
Japanese Sword Fencing Trailer (1897)
20 October 1897
The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.
The Sign Writer Trailer (1897)
30 November 1897
Man paints 'This house to let' and then the film is reversed.
Train Entering Hove Station Trailer (1897)
22 September 1897
Most movie fans know that the first filmmakers liked to shoot trains entering stations. This example by Sussex film pioneer George Albert Smith illustrates why.
The Miller and the Sweep Trailer (1897)
30 June 1897
In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle.
Les démolisseurs Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Silent film directed by Georges Demenÿ for Gaumont. An actual remake of the Lumiére brothers' "Démolition d'un mur" (1896).
Naval Combat in Greece Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon.
Driving with Greenland Dogs Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken.
The Last Cartridges Trailer (1897)
18 May 1897
An incident of the Franco-Prussian War. It shows the bombardment of a house at Bazeille. It is the animated reproduction of de Neuville's celebrated painting.
The Hallucinated Alchemist Trailer (1897)
31 May 1897
The Flicker Alley DVD "Georges Méliès: Encore New Discoveries (1896-1911)" misidentified a partial hand-colored print of the 1906 film "Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou La cornue infernale" (The Mysterious Retort) as this film, "L'hallucination de l'alchimiste" (An Hallucinated Alchemist) from 1897, which continues to be considered a lost film.
The Nanny and the Soldier Trailer (1897)
08 March 1897
A maid is out walking with her young charge when a soldier takes the boy's place.
Colleurs d'affiches Trailer (1897)
01 September 1897
A bill poster comes upon a blank wall, and immediately puts up a poster advertising a movie show at one location.
Bethléem, une place Trailer (1897)
26 April 1897
This street scene from Bethlehem shows a crowd of locals jumping on something in the middle of camera range.
Le cigare introuvable Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Three portly, white-face clowns wrangle over a cigar stub. One of them keeps it by hiding it in his mouth and similar ruses.
Assassinat de Kleber Trailer (1897)
01 September 1897
Staged assassination from the Lumiere company.
Dîner japonais Trailer (1897)
09 January 1897
A group of Japanese, eating dinner, somewhere in Kyoto, Honshu.
Bocal aux poissons rouges Trailer (1897)
21 March 1897
[…] by shooting the fish in a globular bowl, the Lumières effectively use a fisheye lens, which offers distortions.
L'Arroseur arrosé Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Remake of the 1895 comedy by the Lumière Brothers. A similar scene is filmed from a different angle, and a young man has replaced the prankster child.
![Panorama des rives du Nil, [V] Trailer](https://media.movieassets.com/static/images/items/movies/backdrops/330/90/panorama-des-rives-du-nil-v-1de9344df39b7af514a641f43a94b9c2.jpg)
![Panorama des rives du Nil, [VI] Trailer](https://media.movieassets.com/static/images/items/movies/backdrops/330/90/panorama-des-rives-du-nil-vi-9d2d16c17fa78de01df59e92dccd27f0.jpg)
![Panorama des rives du Nil, [VIII] Trailer](https://media.movieassets.com/static/images/items/movies/backdrops/330/90/panorama-des-rives-du-nil-viii-aaef6b9ddcc407e0bca052dd2fa9912f.jpg)
