Short actuality showing Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting Portsmouth, including views associated with Nelson’s flagship H.M.S. Victory. Produced in Britain during the late-Victorian boom in topical films, it records the Kaiser’s naval-themed stop at the Royal Navy’s principal base.
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Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany as Self
Robert W. Paul Producer
United Kingdom 01 January 1899
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30 June 1899
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04 February 1899
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20 May 1899
Méliès appears as a court jester (a “triboulet” in French). He pulls 18th century noblemen out of a trunk and arranges them on a pyramid-shaped stage.
20 May 1899
This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later comes up and crosses the line in the same picture.
20 May 1899
"This is a very remarkable picture, showing Union Square, New York City, during the great March blizzard of 1899.
23 May 1899
A reenactment of a scene inside Devil's Island prison.
20 May 1899
“This is a new negative showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York, in which the immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky.
28 October 1899
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