01 December 1908 Factual 8 mins
The first successful motion picture in natural color, filmed with Kinemacolor. It is an 8 minute short film directed by George Albert Smith of Brighton, showing people doing everyday activities. It is ranked of high historical importance. Kinemacolor later influenced and replaced by Technicolor, which was used from 1916 to 1952.
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United Kingdom 01 December 1908
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A Visit to the Seaside (1908) was the first successful motion picture filmed in Kinemacolor. It is an 8-minute short film directed by George Albert Smith of Brighton ...
Το πρώτο καταγεγραμμένο έγχρωμο εμπορικό φιλμ με φυσικά χρώματα είναι μια οκτάλεπτη βρετανική παραγωγή...
A trip to the seaside somewhere in the British Isles possibly Bude. The strange tunnel vision is a side effect of the bolt on zoom lens that I had bought for my JVC ...
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
01 December 1908
Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
01 January 1908
A kabuki scene starring actors Ichikawa Udanji an Uchikawa Unosuke.
21 December 1908
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie.
23 May 1908
A man in civil clothes, and three men in army uniforms are inspecting seven women to be recruited.
02 October 1908
Imagine ten pickaninnies turned loose and on mischief bent. Farmer catches one leaving but Nine. Nine Happy Snowballs on a Swing elate.
11 November 1908
Two hunters set out on safari with their African guide. They observe zebras, an ostrich, and a hippopotamus, capture a monkey, and camp for the night.
01 August 1908
A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.
03 September 1908
In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder).
13 September 1908
This is an incomplete fragment of a longer film, so doesn’t make much sense, but it’s very beautiful and colourful with plenty of fireworks, flames and fountains as well as the customary fairies, magic and dancing.
09 June 1908
Stable hostler Joe loves his wife Annie, but she leaves him and their child for a wealthy gentleman, only to die destitute in London, where Joe's enduring love brings her solace in her final moments.
03 August 1908
It depicts the notorious criminal incident that had occured in Rio de Janeiro.
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