10 September 1899 Factual 2 mins
He throws off his coat, takes the rope in his mouth, dives from the raft into the river, and under a hot fire swims to the opposite shore, which is lined with Filipinos, hauling the raft after him and safely landing his men, who put the Filipinos to flight. Highly exciting and true to history.
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United States 10 September 1899
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1899:
23 May 1899
A reenactment of a scene inside Devil's Island prison.
11 June 1899
One minute clip of the famous Paris boulevard.
20 May 1899
Filmed from the Brooklyn tower of the bridge, this is a panorama starting at Manhattan's Battery and then panning northward along the East River shoreline.
01 September 1899
One of eleven installments of The Dreyfus Affair (L'affaire Dreyfus), a docudrama reconstructing the historical Dreyfus Affair, which was still playing out as the series was being filmed.
01 January 1899
Also known as The Operation of Dr. Alejandro Posadas. Filmed with early orthochromatic film in the Hospital de Clínicas de la Ciudad in Buenos Aires.
01 November 1899
An embarkation reportage film from the Boer War, a popular film subject at this time. Soldiers with bicycles appear in this parade.
01 January 1899
One of the earliest films to be shot in India apparently shows the Calcutta ghats - or does it?
20 May 1899
A bearded man hangs up a wreath and, like any good magician, waves his hands inside of it and under �
01 January 1899
A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot.
20 June 1899
Up the road comes a detachment of infantry, firing, advancing, kneeling and firing, again and again..
20 May 1899
"This is a very remarkable picture, showing Union Square, New York City, during the great March blizzard of 1899.
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