The first movie ever censored for political reasons. The title refers to the then contemporaneous Dreyfus affair in which a Jewish military officer was falsely convicted of treason, and it was alleged that he was framed due to anti-semitism.

Après le lancement : sortie des invités et du public Trailer (1899)

06 August 1899

View of the audience, following the launch of a ship.

Summoning the Spirits Trailer (1899)

20 May 1899

A bearded man hangs up a wreath and, like any good magician, waves his hands inside of it and under �

Tollhouse! A Close Shave! Trailer (1899)

13 December 1899

As Camilla sleeps in the garden of Tollhouse Inn, Roland steals a vial of elixir from under her skirt.

Scottish Troops Leave For South Africa Trailer (1899)

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.

Cleopatra's Tomb Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

A lost film. A man digging inside an Egyptian tomb chops up a mummy, then resurrects the woman inside it.

Intérieur d'une imprimerie (tirage d'une épreuve) Trailer (1899)

29 October 1899

Within a printing (printing a test).

In Single File on Glaciers With Snowshoes, l. Montée Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Fregoli prestigiatore Trailer (1899)

13 December 1899

Leopoldo Fregoli as a magician.

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