01 January 1898 Factual 1 mins
Probably the first video of a Pope: Leo XIII sits in his chair with guards and attendants, then blesses the viewers.
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Pope Leo XIII as Self
William K.L. Dickson Director
Italy 01 January 1898
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1898:
01 January 1898
Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.
01 January 1898
During the Alaska gold rush, one way to reach the Klondike was over the Chilkoot Pass. A stationary camera is placed to see a ways down the curving trail.
01 August 1898
A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.
02 November 1898
The Humpty Dumpty Circus is the first animated short film created in stop-motion technique. It features a circus with acrobats and animals in motion.
20 March 1898
The film opens showing the native daughters mounted on horses.
02 January 1898
Nero, seated on a throne, has slaves summoned. Each drinks poison and dies, the second even though he can see the corpse of his predecessor.
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