The film features, in a double role, Henri Plessis, a famous and established performer in the French entertainment world. The film's attraction for contemporary audiences was to see him playing cards with himself.
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Henri Plessis as Both monks
Ferdinand Zecca Director
Les Deux Moines Trailer
The Jovial Monks Trailer
France 07 March 1903
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1903:
11 June 1903
One of the first Swedish sound films, the audio has been lost though.
05 June 1903
A re-telling of the classic tale of Faust in all of two minutes by French filmmaker Alice Guy.
01 January 1903
The Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show introduces rough riders from all the world.
01 January 1903
A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.
26 August 1903
An early Pathé version of Don Quixote told in 15 chapters.
01 January 1903
The chief event of the day at Grimsel Hospice.
18 January 1903
A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too good to be true?
02 July 1903
Kathryn Osterman breaks egg into a plate. As the content reaches the plate, it transforms into a baby chick.
01 January 1903
The first section shows the "crew" bestriding the bob-sledge and starting same down bill. The second section includes pictures of many sledge parties, singly and in groups, sliding past the camera.
19 May 1903
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch.
31 December 1903
Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and Outing of the Ski Club.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1903 Pathé Frères.
