Most Viewed Year 1911 - 56

This collection contains all the preserved films by Jan Krizenecky, the first films in the history of Czech cinema. Thanks to the digitisation, we...

A man checks into room 32 at a hotel. He takes a writing desk from against the wall, and leaves. A woman comes to the hotel and takes room 31, right...

During spring, cods come to lay their eggs on rocky banks off the coast of Iceland

Earliest japanese horror film.

Earliest japanese horror film.

Misbehaving student Leontine is made to wear a paper crown of shame, and sent to bed without her supper at the cruel school she attends. She will...

A movie company shooting a western in New Jersey loses the services of the professional cowboys it hired for the film, and must recruit locals to...

Alice’s heart starts pounding when her childhood friend Otto announces his return home after a long journey. Alice has long loved Otto, but a...

Wiener Kunstfilm, the first major Austrian film production company, was founded in 1910 by the photographer Anton (Gustav) Kolm, his wife Luise...

A man suffers heart break.

This early Gaumont sound film features the mythical Gambrinus singing in a rambunctious Medival pub.

A five day drive up Britain's highest peak in a 1911 Ford Model T.

A wild boat ride through the Hozu River’s white-water rapids, set against a beautifully coloured natural background.

Little more than a minute of this travelogue survives. What does seems to be rural spots, including bridges, a bit of forest and a hot spring.

In this French comedy, a man and a woman (actually a man dressed as a woman) cycle through the streets of Paris, where they perform daredevil feats.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Early short about balloons.