Old Chilean short film that premiered on 1902 at the Odеon Theater in the city of Valparaіso. Before the rediscovery of the short films of Luis Oddо Osorio, made in 1897, it was considered the oldest film in the country, and therefore the origin of Chilean cinema.
Watch the official General Exercise of Valparaíso's Fire Department 1902 trailer in HD below.
Chile 26 May 1902
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1902:
01 January 1902
Likely the world's oldest color film, shot in 1902. Like other works by Edward R. Turner, there is no indication that it was ever relesead to the public before its discovery in 2012.
05 December 1902
A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.
01 November 1902
The Flying Train depicts a ride on a suspended railway. The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures.
11 August 1902
Jesus enters the temple while the merchants are selling their wares. Jesus overturns the tables of the money lenders by showing them their error.
01 January 1902
This journey down the Avon gorge was filmed from the riverbank, from a boat and from the Portishead railway.
04 June 1902
Nikolai II (1868-1918), the last Russian czar, son of Alexander III and Dagmar. He had been in Denmark on vacation with his parents several times.
15 March 1902
A human skeleton is placed upon a table by an attendant. When the attendant leaves the room the skeleton begins kicking his legs and throwing his arms about and suddenly turns into a magician.
22 May 1902
Bustling scenes show Edwardian Derry-Londonderry before industrialisation took hold.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1902 Empresa Pont y Trías.
