Algiers, place du Gouvernement (now place des Martyrs): panorama of a square and its traffic (seen from a tramway)
Watch the official Départ de la place du Gouvernement à Alger 1903 trailer in HD below.
France 01 April 1903
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1903:
01 July 1903
A very exciting contest between two well known Metropolitan wrestlers. It is full of fast work and scientific wrestling.
11 October 1903
In certain sections of New York City large numbers of Jewish and Italian push-cart vendors congregate so closely along the sidewalks that they interfere with traffic.
10 November 1903
A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk saying good-by to his companion.
01 May 1903
To fill their jars with water, a group of women gathered around the well. At one point comes Samaria, a woman known for her bad temper.
11 May 1903
Amusing cake walk of three men and two women (colored) in costume, showing the usual antics that occur in affairs of this kind.
08 July 1903
Showing two typical concert hall knock-about teams in a very poor performance. It ends up in their being egged by the audience.
18 July 1903
A panorama shot of the Norwegian town and harbour of Hammerfest. Believed to be the earliest surviving film of Norway.
15 May 1903
The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.
25 July 1903
At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch suddenly appears.
Have you watched Départ de la place du Gouvernement à Alger yet? What did you think about it?
