Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)

Directed by

Louis Le Prince

Genre

documentary film, short film, silent film, actuality film

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, England, United Kingdom

Runtime

1 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 245 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film from 1888 showing people walking in a garden in England. It is considered the oldest surviving movie.

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What happens

Roundhay Garden Scene (French: Une scène au jardin de Roundhay) is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Yorkshire, England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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