SODEP Movie Trailers

Most Popular SODEP Trailers

Total trailers found: 15

Mont-Dragon Trailer (1970)

16 December 1970

Because he has seduced Germaine de Boismenil, Georges Dormont is thrown out of the army by the colonel and husband of the beautiful.

Thank You, Mr. Robertson Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

A glimpse of the pre-history of cinema starting with the projections of Etienne Gaspard Robert (also known as M.

The Killer Is on the Phone Trailer (1972)

06 October 1972

A woman whose husband was murdered five years previously, is stalked by his killer, who wants to eliminate her as a potential witness.

The Hideout Trailer (1971)

21 July 1971

A jewel thief hides his loot in a WELL while escaping. He returns several years later only to find there is a Resort on the site and the well is the centerpiece of the place.

Le Cheval de fer Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

The story of the bet of Leland Stanford , baron of the rail, on the gallop of the horse. He uses the photographer Eadweard Muybridge , who is developing a system to analyze the movement.

La Photographie Trailer (1983)

12 June 1983

In 1840 it took 5'30" to make a photograph.

The Truly Magical Lanterns Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

The 6th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. Featuring demonstrations of magic lanterns by children.

The Box with Eight Eyes Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The 2nd short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. In the 18th and 19th centuries, optical views were shown in optical boxes with magnifying lenses.

Zootropomania Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Short film about the zoetrope, an optical toy

The Charles Pathé-Babies Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

The 13th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. The Pathé-Baby, or ‘cinema at home’, the precursor to home cinema, was launched in 1922 and made it possible to watch comedy stars such as Max Linder, Laurel and Hardy, and Felix the Cat, as well as ‘big films’ such as Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Abel Gance's Napoléon, at home.

Magic Lanterns Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

The 15th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. A magic lantern slide show.

Emile Reynaud Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

The 8th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. Fictionalised documentary about Emile Reynau who invented the praxinoscope and its system of central mirrors.

Thaumatropes Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

The 16th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. Mr Seymour, the hero of the book by London doctor Mr Paris, shows his invention – the thaumatrope – to a little girl and explains how it works.

The Memory of the Eye E.J. Marey Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

The 11th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. Documentary on the work of Etienne-Jules Marey.

The Odyssey of Panoramas Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

The 9th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. A ‘panorama’ was a large painting on a cylindrical canvas.